panther

6 definitions found

panther - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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     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.
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     2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
        cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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     Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
  
     Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
        (Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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panther - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  panther
      n 1: 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]
      2: a leopard in the black color phase
      3: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar,
         puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther,
         Felis concolor]

panther - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "panther":
     Leo, Siberian tiger, bobcat, cat-a-mountain, catamount, cheetah,
     cougar, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, mountain lion, ocelot,
     painter, puma, simba, tiger, wildcat