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panther

[pan-ther] / ˈpæn θər /
NOUN
large cat
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One reporter described seeing what they believed was a panther jumping over a hedge onto the road in front of them while they were driving.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

The bathrooms are decorated with faux marble, and the image of a black panther with a yellow eye fixed on customers as they freshen up.

From Barron's Dec. 22, 2025

But beneath Sophie’s polished facade lurks a yearning for danger symbolized by the panther tattoo on her thigh.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

It was the screensaver of a black panther that first inspired the look of Toothless in the animated films.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2025

He was like a small panther when confined with the same people and surroundings for any length of time.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

As for the red wolf, Mr. Moore writes that, in the 1930s in northeast Louisiana, a remnant tract of old-growth forest teemed with prowling panthers and massive alligators.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Mountain lions, also called pumas, cougars, catamounts or panthers, can be found throughout North America, but now are mostly in 15 western states, according to the Mountain Lion Foundation.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

They’ve been told to buddy up when taking trips to the latrines because of “alligators and Florida panthers and venomous snakes and different types of creatures.”

From Salon Jul. 17, 2025

Larger cats, including captive lions, tigers and panthers, have also died as a result of eating meat contaminated with bird flu.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

The panthers ran in circles, changing color, and ten million animals, running before the fire, vanished off toward a distant steaming river..

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury




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