panther cat

2 definitions found

panther cat - 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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panther cat - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  panther cat
      n 1: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America
           having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: ocelot,
           panther cat, Felis pardalis]