panther \pan"ther\ pa^n"th~er, n. oe. pantere, f.
   panth`ere, l. panthera, gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. skr.
   pundrimacka a tiger.
   1913 webster
   1. zool. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. in america, the name is applied to the puma, or
      cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster

   panther cat zool., the ocelot.

   panther cowry zool., a spotted east indian cowry
      cypraea pantherina; -- so called from its color.
      1913 webster
see also:
panther cat panther cowry cypraea pantherina 

panther cat
     n : nocturnal wildcat of central america and south america
         having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat syn: ocelot, felis
         pardalis
see also:
ocelot felis pardalis