Definition of Panthir
Pan"ther (?), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panthère, L. panthera, Gr. &?;, prob. fr. Skr.
pundrīka a tiger.]
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various big cats with black fur.
- Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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