Panther
Pronunciation : Pan"ther
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. pantere, F. panth?re, L. panthera, Gr. pundrika a tiger.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zo?logists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. Panther cat (Zo?l.), the ocelot. -- Panther cowry (Zo?l.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr?a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913