01 n. A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the…
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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.(Zool.)
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In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Panther cat —
the ocelot.
Panther cowry —
a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypræa pantherina); -- so called from its color.