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.

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.

Panther

See also: panther

English

Noun

Panther ‎(plural Panthers)

(US) A member of any of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers

German

Alternative forms

Panter

Pronunciation

Noun

Panther m ‎(genitive Panthers, plural Panther)

panther

Declension

Declension of Panther

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Panther	die	Panther
genitive	eines	des	Panthers	der	Panther
dative	einem	dem	Panther	den	Panthern
accusative	einen	den	Panther	die	Panther

panther

See also: Panther

English

Wikispecies

Noun

panther ‎(plural panthers)

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

Derived terms

black panther
pantheress

Translations

big cat with black fur

Arabic: نَمِر أَسْوَد m ‎(namir ʾaswad), فَهْد (ar) m ‎(fahd)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 黑豹 ‎(hēibào), 豹子 (zh) ‎(bàozi), 豹 (zh) ‎(bào)
Czech: panter m
Danish: panter c
Dutch: panter (nl)
Esperanto: pantero
French: panthère noire (fr) f
German: Panther (de) m, Panter (de) m
Greek: πάνθηρας (el) m ‎(pánthiras)
Hebrew: פנתר שחור m
Hungarian: fekete párduc
Icelandic: pardusdýr (is) n
Italian: pantera nera f
Japanese: 豹 (ja) ‎(ひょう, hyō), ヒョウ (ja) ‎(hyō), パンサー ‎(pansā)
Maori: panata
Norman: nièr léopard m
Korean: 흑표범 ‎(heukpyobeom)

Latvian: melnā pantera
Malay: harimau kumbang, harimau peturun
Malayalam: കരിമ്പുലി ‎(karimpuli)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: panter (no) m

Nynorsk: panter m
Occitan: pantèra f
Persian: پلنگ (fa) ‎(palang)
Polish: pantera (pl) f
Portuguese: pantera-negra f
Romanian: panteră neagră (ro)
Russian: панте́ра (ru) f ‎(pantɛ́ra)
Scottish Gaelic: paindeal
Spanish: pantera negra (es) f
Swedish: panter c
Tagalog: pantera
Turkish: panter (tr)
Vietnamese: báo đen
Wolof: segg mu ñuul

big cat of genus Panthera

Arabic: نَمِر (ar) m ‎(namir), نِمْر (ar) m ‎(nimr), نَمِر أَسْوَد m ‎(namir ʾaswad), فَهْد (ar) m ‎(fahd)
Armenian: հովազ (hy) ‎(hovaz)
Cherokee: ᏢᏓᏥ ‎(tlvdatsi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 黑豹 ‎(hēi bào), 豹子 (zh) ‎(bàozi), 豹 (zh) ‎(bào)
Danish: panter
Dutch: panter (nl) m
Egyptian: ȝby
Esperanto: pantero
French: panthère (fr) f
German: Panther (de) m
Greek: πάνθηρας (el) m ‎(pánthiras)

Hungarian: párduc (hu)
Italian: pantera (it)
Japanese: 豹 (ja) ‎(ひょう, hyō), ヒョウ (ja) ‎(hyō), パンサー ‎(pansā)
Latvian: pantera f
Malay: harimau (ms)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: panter (no) m

Nynorsk: panter m
Persian: پلنگ (fa) ‎(palang)
Portuguese: pantera (pt) f
Romanian: panteră (ro) f
Russian: панте́ра (ru) f ‎(pantɛ́ra)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: pantera (sh) f
Swedish: panter
Tagalog: pantera
Turkish: panter (tr), pars (tr)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pan‧ther

Noun

panther m ‎(plural panthers, diminutive panthertje n)

Obsolete form of panter.

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