cypr[ae]a pantherina

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[imac]ka a tiger.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body. [1913 Webster]

2.(Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]

Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.

Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color. [1913 Webster]

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