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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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