panther

A large wild cat such as a leopard or jaguar, especially in a color form with black fur.

A leopard. See also cut under leopard.

The American cougar or puma, Felis concolor. See cut under cougar. Also called painter.

A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoölogists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.

In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.

the ocelot.

a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypræa pantherina); — so called from its color.

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.

Any big cat of the genus Panthera.