n. [ F. panetier. See Panter, Pantry. ] The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of the bread and the pantry. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. (Zool.) A female panther. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil. [ 1913 Webster ]