The Collaborative International Dictionary
Panther cat
panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[=i]ka a tiger.]
(Zo["o]l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zo["o]logists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.
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(Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
Panther cat (Zo["o]l.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zo["o]l.), a spotted East Indian cowry ( Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
WordNet
panther cat
n. nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat [syn: ocelot, Felis pardalis]