Pān’ther, n.

n. [Lat. panther, panthera, Gr. πάνθηρ, Fr. panthère, Pr., Sp., & It. pantera, Pg. panthera. Cf. Skr. punda-rīka, a leopard.] (Zoöl.) A fierce and carnivorous quadruped (Felis pardus of some authors), found in Asia and Africa; the leopard of a larger, darker-colored variety, marked with larger ring-like spots, the center of which is darker than the general color of the body. The name is also applied to other species of the genus, as to the cougar.