Definition of Panthera

1. Noun. Lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Panthera

Panonychus ulmi
Panorpidae
Panpresbyterian
Pansa
Pansch's fissure
Panslavic
Panslavist
Panslavists
Panslavonian
Pantagruelism
Panteutonic
Pantheism
Pantheon
Panther
Panthera (current term)
Panthera leo
Panthera onca
Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris
Panthera uncia
Panticapaeum
Pantocrator
Pantotheria
Panum
Panum's area
Panyjima
Panzaism
Panzer
Panzerfaust

Literary usage of Panthera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"Among unpublished measurements of 32 specimens of P4 in Panthera onca, the largest (USNM ... Panthera ONCA AUGUSTA (LEIDY, 1872) Figures 18, 22 MATERIAL. ..."

2. The Wild-fowler: A Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-fowling, Historical by Henry Coleman Folkard (1864)
"The panthera^ was a kind of purse or drag net, used by ancient fowlers for ... Wild-fowl were captured in the panthera on land, whilst feeding at night in ..."

3. Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A. Immerwahr by Sara Anderson Immerwahr, Anne Proctor Chapin (2004)
"Since 1978, however, bones and teeth ot Panthera leo, the large-maned lion, have been found in nine locations in mainland and island Greece in contexts ..."

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