panther

pan-ther · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A large wild cat, especially a black leopard or jaguar.

  2. 2.

    (North American) A cougar or mountain lion.

  3. 3.

    (Heraldry) A mythical beast depicted as a large spotted cat.

Forms

plural: panthers

Related words

See also: cat, cougar, jaguar, leopard, panthers
Synonyms: cougar, jaguar, leopard

Etymology

From Old French pantere, from Latin panthera, from Greek panthr ("panther"). The Greek word may come from Sanskrit pundrikah ("tiger").