A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
Use in sentences of PANTHER
Meaning of PANTHER in English
A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists 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.