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panther

DEFINITIONS OF: panther

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n a leopard in the black color phase

Type of:
Panthera pardus, leopard
large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

n a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Synonyms:
Felis onca, Panthera onca, jaguar
Type of:
big cat, cat
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

n large American feline resembling a lion

Synonyms:
Felis concolor, catamount, cougar, mountain lion, painter, puma
Type of:
wildcat
any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
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