- Cypraea pantherina
- 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[=i]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zo["o]l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some zo["o]logists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
{Panther cat} (Zo["o]l.), the ocelot.
{Panther cowry} (Zo["o]l.), a spotted East Indian cowry ({Cypr[ae]a pantherina}); -- so called from its color. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
