n.
Pronunciation: ' pan(t)-th ə r
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural panthers also panther
Etymology: Middle English pantere, from Anglo-French panthere, from Latin panthera, from Greek panth ē r
Date: 13th century
1 : LEOPARD : as a : a leopard of a hypothetical exceptionally large fierce variety b : a leopard of the black color phase
2 : COUGAR ― compare FLORIDA PANTHER
3 : JAGUAR