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PANTHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large American feline resembling a lion
Synonyms:
catamount; cougar; Felis concolor; mountain lion; painter; panther; puma
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("panther" is a kind of...):
wildcat (any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)
Holonyms ("panther" is a member of...):
Felis; genus Felis (type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A leopard in the black color phase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("panther" is a kind of...):
leopard; Panthera pardus (large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
Synonyms:
Felis onca; jaguar; panther; Panthera onca
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("panther" is a kind of...):
big cat; cat (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)
Holonyms ("panther" is a member of...):
genus Panthera; Panthera (lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)