PANTHERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Panthera mean? 

• PANTHERA (noun)
  The noun PANTHERA has 1 sense:

1. lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers

  Familiarity information: PANTHERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PANTHERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Panthera; Panthera

Hypernyms ("Panthera" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Panthera"):

leopard; Panthera pardus (large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots)

ounce; Panthera uncia; snow leopard (large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur)

Felis onca; jaguar; panther; Panthera onca (a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis)

king of beasts; lion; Panthera leo (large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male)

Panthera tigris; tiger (large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered)

Holonyms ("Panthera" is a member of...):

family Felidae; Felidae (cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

 Context examples 

The new study, led by a Zoological Society of London (ZSL) researcher with contributors including the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Panthera Corporation, indicates a decline of more than 91%.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)