n. [ OE. pantere, F. panthère, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr. pundrīka 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 ]
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot. -- Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypræa pantherina); -- so called from its color. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. The genus of large felines including the lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers. Syn. -- genus Panthera. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
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