panther
1 Americannoun
plural
panthers,plural
panther-
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
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the leopard, Panthera pardus.
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any leopard in the black color phase.
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a very fierce person.
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Military. Panther, a 43-ton (39-metric ton) German tank of World War II with a 75 mm gun as its main armament.
adjective
noun
noun
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another name for the leopard, esp the black variety, which is known as the black panther
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any of various related animals, esp the puma
Etymology
Origin of panther1
First recorded before 1000; from Latin panthēra, from Greek pánthēr; replacing Middle English pantere (from Old French, from Latin ) and Old English pandher (from Latin )
Origin of Panther1
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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“Because it looks like a panther’s head. You know—they’re mythical— black, with claws—they run as fast as the wind? You must have heard of them.”
From Literature
The truth was, he didn’t really think Bisa looked like a panther.
From Literature
It featured a female panther resting its paws on a severed head, and was probably attached to the body of a carriage or wagon or to the yoke, which hitched draught animals to the vehicle.
From BBC
Mountain lions, also called pumas, cougars, catamounts or panthers, can be found throughout North America, but now are mostly in 15 western states, according to the Mountain Lion Foundation.
From BBC
The bathrooms are decorated with faux marble, and the image of a black panther with a yellow eye fixed on customers as they freshen up.
From Barron's
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