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Panther and Lion Definitions

Panther

A large wild cat such as a leopard or jaguar, especially in a color form with black fur.

Lion

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.

Panther

See cougar.

Lion

A mountain lion.

Panther

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.

Lion

A very brave person.
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Panther

Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

Lion

A person regarded as fierce or savage.

Panther

A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

Lion

A noted person; a celebrity
A literary lion.

Panther

(slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
Paige is 16 and dates a 19 years old guy, she's such a panther.

Lion

Lion See Leo.
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Panther

A creature resembling a big cat with a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology.

Lion

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.

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.

Lion

(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness.

Panther

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

Lion

(by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
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Panther

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

Lion

A Chinese foo dog.

Panther

A leopard in the black color phase

Lion

An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.

Panther

Large American feline resembling a lion

Lion

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

Lion

A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. en

Lion

(historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Lion

Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

Lion

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo, formerly Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.

Lion

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

Lion

An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.
Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man.

Lion

Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

Lion

A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

Lion

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

Lion

The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

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