panther

Noun

• large American feline resembling a lion

• a leopard in the black color phase

• a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cougar , puma , catamount , mountain lion , painter , Felis concolor , jaguar , Panthera onca , Felis onca