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Webster 1913 Edition

panther

pan′ther

(păn′thẽr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
pantere
, F.
panthère
, L.
panthera
, Gr.
πάνθηρ
, prob. fr. Skr.
pundrīka
a tiger.]
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.
2.
(Zool.)
In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
Panther cat
(Zool.)
,
the ocelot.
–
Panther cowry
(Zool.)
,
a spotted East Indian cowry (
Cypræa pantherina
); – so called from its color.

Webster 1828 Edition

Panther

PAN'THER

,
Noun.
[L. from Gr.] A fierce, ferocious quadruped of the genus Felis, of the size of a large dog, with short hair, of a yellow color, diversified with roundish black spots. This animal is carnivorous, and will climb trees in pursuit of small animals. It is a native of Africa. The name is also applied to other species of the genus.

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