panther

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpænθəɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpænθə/ (Southern US, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/, /ˈpeɪntə(ɹ)/ === 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 ==== → Māori: panata → Welsh: panther ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “panther”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026, sourced from Collins English Dictionary, 12th edition, Glasgow: Collins, 2014, →ISBN === Anagrams === Penarth, parthen- == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: pan‧ther === Noun === panther m (plural panthers, diminutive panthertje n) obsolete form of panter == Middle English == === Noun === panther alternative form of pantere (“panther”)