Meaning

5 senses
  1. Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

    a leopard in the black color phase

  2. Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

    Panther

    панте́раpantɛ́ra

  3. A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

  4. (slang)A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.

  5. 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).

    Panther, Panter

    панте́раpantɛ́ra

    панте́раpantéra

Examples

17 sentences
  1. I just saw a panther.

    Я щойно бачив пантеру.

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  2. I just spotted a panther.

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  3. The panther is pink.

    Пантера рожева.

    ruПантера розовая.

    deDer Panther ist rosarot.

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  4. The panthers prowled through the jungle.

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  5. The panther sleeps over a branch.

    deDer Panther schläft auf einem Ast.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
big cat with black fur:
Русский
By meaning 1
big cat of genus Panthera:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
big cat of genus Panthera:
big cat with black fur:

Origin

From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from An

From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

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Forms

plural: panthers
Singularpanther
Pluralpanthers

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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