panther

Other forms of panther

plural

panthers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about panther

What does panther mean?

panther means "a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in panther?

panther has 2 syllables: pan-ther. The stress falls on "pan". In IPA it is /ˈpænθɚ/.

What is another word for panther?

Close synonyms include jaguar, Panthera onca, Felis onca, cougar, puma. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is panther a common word?

panther is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.