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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespanthère
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pãtɛʁ
"La panthère noire chasse la nuit."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large carnivorous feline of the cat family, especially a leopard or jaguar that has a black coat resulting from a melanistic color variant.
"The sleek black panther moved silently through the dense jungle shadows." - 2
Any of various large wild cats of the genus Panthera, including lions, tigers, jaguars, and leopards.
"Early naturalists classified several roaring cats under the broad umbrella of the panther family."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin panthera, which traces back to the ancient Greek panthēr (πάνθηρ). The term historically combined 'pan-' meaning 'all' and 'ther' meaning 'wild beast', originally referring to various spotted large cats before becoming specialized in modern usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Panther" is said worldwide
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panthère
Transliteration: pãtɛʁ
"La panthère noire chasse la nuit."
Panther
Transliteration: pantɐ
"Der Panther schlich sich leise an seine Beute heran."
pantera
Transliteration: panteɾa
"La pantera nera è un animale molto elusivo."
pantera
Transliteration: panteɾa
"La pantera camina con elegancia por la selva."
pantera
Transliteration: pɐ̃tɛɾɐ
"A pantera é conhecida por sua força e agilidade."
तेंदुआ
Transliteration: tendua
"जंगल में एक काला तेंदुआ घूम रहा है।"
豹
Transliteration: bào
"黑豹在树林里寻找猎物。"
표범
Transliteration: pyobeom
"표범은 나무 타기에 매우 능숙하다."
ヒョウ
Transliteration: hyō
"黒ヒョウが夜のジャングルを歩いています。"
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