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- Panther - n. - 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.
- Panther - n. - In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
- Pantheress - n. - A female panther.
- Pantherine - a. - Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake (Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.
- Puma - n. - A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, mountain lion, and panther or painter.
- Cougar - n. - An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma.
- Leopard - n. - A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard.
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