panther
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 豹,黑豹,美洲豹
演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
- Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
- (Florida) A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
- (slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
- (mythology, heraldry) A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).