panther

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/ˈpænθɚ/

noun 6

Collocations

ADJ.

animated, black, national, over, pink, pink, released, spotted

VERB + PANTHER

cry, film, killed, named, saw, sitting

PANTHER + NOUN

nothing, year

PREP.

from, in, in, out, through, with

ADV.

silently

Definitions

noun

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.

A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.

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).

noun

A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — large American feline resembling a lion

noun — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the le

jaguar

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess".

Tatoeba · #421726

A black panther can be a jaguar or leopard, but in either case it has a gene that causes it to produce more melanin than other specimens.

Tatoeba · #717583

When I said that I had killed a panther with nothing but a knife, this means that I did not have any dogs with me and that I did not use a rifle.

Tatoeba · #1930561

I just saw a panther.

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I just spotted a panther.

Tatoeba · #3821623

For many African-American movie fans, the film “Black Panther,” released this year, was a milestone.

Tatoeba · #7025532

Usage Notes

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