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Panther

//ˈpænθɚ// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
  2. 2
    A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers. US
  3. 3
    large American feline resembling a lion wordnet
  4. 4
    Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
  5. 5
    a leopard in the black color phase wordnet
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  1. 6
    A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
  2. 7
    a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis wordnet
  3. 8
    A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men. slang
  4. 9
    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).

Etymology

From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

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