panther
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A panther. 
A modern depiction (resembling that found on a 1900s book plate) of the multicolored panther of the dukes of Beaufort, on the viewer's left. 
A depiction from the 1440s of the heraldic panther of Styria.
See also: Panther
English
Etymology
From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpænθɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpænθə/
- (Southern US, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/, /ˈpeɪntə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
panther (plural panthers)
- Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
- Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
- A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
- (slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
- Antonyms: cougar, cradle robber, cub
- (mythology, heraldry) A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
big cat with black fur
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big cat of genus Panthera
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References
- ^ Hall, Joseph Sargent (March 2 1942) “3. The Consonants”, in The Phonetics of Great Smoky Mountain Speech (American Speech: Reprints and Monographs; 4), New York: King's Crown Press, , →ISBN, § 8, page 100.
Further reading
- “panther” in Collins English Dictionary, 12th edition, Glasgow: Collins, 2014, →ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
panther m (plural panthers, diminutive panthertje n)
Middle English
Noun
panther
- alternative form of panter (“panther”)