panther
See also: Panther
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpænθɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpænθə/
- (Southern American English, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/, /ˈpeɪntə(ɹ)/[1]
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Noun edit
panther (plural panthers)
- Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
- 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 edit
Translations edit
big cat with black fur
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big cat of genus Panthera
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References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- “panther” in Collins English Dictionary, 12th edition, Glasgow: Collins, 2014, →ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
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Noun edit
panther m (plural panthers, diminutive panthertje n)
Middle English edit
Noun edit
panther
- Alternative form of panter (“panther”)