Panthera

[pan-ther-uh]

Pan·ther·a

[pan-ther-uh]
noun
a genus of chiefly large cats that includes the snow leopard, tiger, leopard, jaguar, and lion, most having the ability to roar.
Compare Felis.


Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see panther
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Panthera is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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panthera

noun
lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers 
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