'panther' definitions:
Definition of 'panther'
From: WordNet
noun
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis [syn: jaguar, panther, Panthera onca, Felis onca]
noun
A leopard in the black color phase
noun
Large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor]
Definition of 'panther'
From: GCIDE
- Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.) A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, {mountain lion}, and panther or painter. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'panther'
From: GCIDE
- panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[imac]ka a tiger.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
- Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
- Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'panther'
From: GCIDE
- Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.] (Zool.) A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also called the panther and the American tiger. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'panther'
From: GCIDE
- Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.] (Zool.) An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the {American lion}. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'panther'
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