 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
panther
noun
1: a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the
leopard; in some classifications considered a member of
the genus Felis [syn: {jaguar}, {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}, {Felis concolor}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), noun [OE. pantere, F.
panth['e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa'nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[=i]ka a tiger.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some zo["o]logists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
{Panther cat} (Zo["o]l.), the ocelot.
{Panther cowry} (Zo["o]l.), a spotted East Indian cowry
({Cypr[ae]a pantherina}); -- so called from its color.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, noun [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), noun [Peruv. puma.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), noun [F. couguar, from the native name
in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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