PANTHER  , another name for the See also:

• LEOPARD

leopard (q.v.), also used in See also:

• AMERICA

America as the name of the See also:

• PUMA

puma (q.v.) . The word is an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of See also:

• LAT

Lat. panthera; Gr . 7ravOpp, the supposed derivation of which from eras, all, and Oil p, See also:

• ANIMAL
• ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

animal, gave rise to many tales and fables in See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval bestiaries and later scientific See also:

• WORKS

works . The panther was supposed to be a distinct animal from the Pardus, pard, the leopard, to which also many legends were attached . In See also:

• MODERN

modern times a distinction had been unscientifically See also:

• DRAWN

drawn between a larger type of leopard to which the name panther was given, and a smaller and more graceful specimen .