PANTHER Pan"ther, n. Etym: [OE. pantere, F. panthère, L. panthera, Gr. pundrika a tiger.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.)
Defn: 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.
PANTHERESS
Pan"ther*ess, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A female panther.
PANTHERINE
Pan"ther*ine, a.
Defn: Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.
PANTILE
Pan"tile`, n. Etym: [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)