Thesaurus: panther

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1. n. 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.
2. n. In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
3. n. a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
4. n. a leopard in the black color phase
5. n. large American feline resembling a lion
6. 1. (Zoöl.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body. 2. (Zoöl.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. Panther cat (Zoöl.), the ocelot. -- Panther cowry (Zoöl.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypræa pantherina); -- so called from its color.
7. A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogistsconsidered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlikespots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
8. n:100 n. a leopard in the black color phase