panther
/ˈpænθəɹ/ noun B2- Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
- Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
- A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
- A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
- A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).
Plural panthers
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During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts, and drew up conditions for a universal league, in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid, the Tiger and the Stag, the Dog and the Hare, should live together in perfect peace and amity.
## The Panther and the Shepherds
A PANTHER, by some mischance, fell into a pit.
The Panther, however, when he had recruited his feeble strength, freed himself with a sudden bound from the pit, and hastened to his den with rapid steps.
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