Meaning of PANTHER
| Pronunciation: | | 'panthur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] large American feline resembling a lion
- [n] a leopard in the black color phase
- [n] a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
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| | Synonyms: | | catamount, cougar, Felis concolor, Felis onca, jaguar, mountain lion, painter, Panthera onca, puma |
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| | See Also: | | big cat, cat, Felis, genus Felis, genus Panthera, leopard, Panthera, Panthera pardus, wildcat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pan"ther\, n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L.
panthera, Gr. ?, 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.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a panther in your dream means lurking danger and enemies working to do you harm. It represents darkness, death, and rebirth. On a more positive note, panthers signify power, beauty and/or grace. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bobcat, catamount, cat-a-mountain, cheetah, cougar, jaguar, Leo, leopard, lion, lynx, mountain lion, ocelot, painter, puma, Siberian tiger, simba, tiger, wildcat |
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