panther
panther
Definition
pan·ther (pan′t̸hər)
noun pl. -·thers or -·ther
- a leopard; specif.,
- a black leopard
- a large or fierce leopard
- cougar
Etymology: ME pantere < OFr pantère < L panthera < Gr panthēr
panther
Synonyms
panther
Usage Examples
Possessives
- skin: A panther's skin is thinner when a baby than as an adult.
Converse of object
- have: Right -The humorous t- shirt company had discovered punk and hold onto your sides as we had the punk panther.
- call: Jaguars and leopards both can be solid black, and both are called black panthers.
- leap: One could hear the swift, soft, bounding steps coming along the corridor, like the pads of a fleeing and leaping panther.
- see: Drivers have reported seeing a black panther with yellow eyes staring into the headlights of the car.
- do: How did the panther in the same factory survive down there?
Adjective modifier
- pink: This poem is like the pink panther running up and down.
- black: At her side, the black panther sits patiently, the pupils of its eyes slits against the bright sunlight.
- large: In September of 1987, a large black panther or puma crossed a forestry track near Luxborough on the Brendon Hills near Exmoor.
- giant: Call on her essence in the form of a giant panther to see you through to your destination.
Modifies a noun
- chameleon: This would suggest the Oustalet's chameleon may have a higher UVB requirement than the panther chameleon.
- paperback: My panther paperback and bend the is used even a last-minute.
- type: Alastair saw a large black panther type cat cut across our path.
- skin: Over this garment is draped a panther skin, the head of which is lying flat over the man's right shoulder.
panther Quotes
Shehad the rippling muscles of a panther, thesolidityof a water buffalo, and the lazy insolence of a shoe salesman.
On a sofa upholstered in panther skin Mona did researches in original sin.
Browse dictionary entries near panther
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