panther
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θər noun
1.
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
2.
the leopard, Panthera pardus.
3.
any leopard in the black color phase.
4.
Informal. a very fierce person.
5.
( initial capital letter ) Military. a 43-ton (39 metric tons) German tank of World War II with a 75mm gun as its main armament.
adjective
6.
fierce; strong and violent.
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Origin:
before 1000; < Latin panthēra < Greek pánthēr; replacing Middle English pantere (< Old French < Latin) and Old English pandher (< L)
before 1000; < Latin panthēra < Greek pánthēr; replacing Middle English pantere (< Old French < Latin) and Old English pandher (< L)
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| —n , pl -thers, -ther | |
| 1. | another name for the leopard, esp the black variety, which is known as the black panther |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) any of various related animals, esp the puma |
| [C14: from Old French pantère, from Latin panthēra, from Greek panthēr; perhaps related to Sanskrit pundarīka tiger] | |
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Word Origin & History
panther
c.1220, from O.Fr. pantere (12c.), from L. panthera, from Gk. panther, probably of Oriental origin, cf. Skt. pundarikam "tiger," probably lit. "the yellowish animal," from pandarah "whitish-yellow." Folk etymology derivation from Gk. pan- "all" + ther "beast" led to many curious fables.
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Example sentences
Out there, somewhere in the stillness, is the panther.
At night, panther eyes appear to glow from moonlight reflected off an iridescent membrane in the retina.
The panther and the hind a theological history of anglicanism.
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