Panther

A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.

In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.

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