pantherine

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adjective

Like a panther, especially in colour; characteristic of a panther.

“the pantherine snake of Brazil”

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pantherlike
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Meanings

adjectivepantherine (comparative more pantherine, superlative most pantherine)

comparative more pantherine · superlative most pantherine

  1. Like a panther, especially in colour; characteristic of a panther.

    the pantherine snake of Brazil

    2 more examples

    Near-synonym: pantherlike (sometimes synonymous)

    analyzing what distinguishes the Pantherinae as pantherine

    Synonyms: pantherlike

nounpantherine (countable and uncountable, plural pantherines)

plural pantherines

  1. countablebiologyAny animal of the genus Panthera.
  2. countablebiologyAny animal of the subfamily Pantherinae.
  3. countableuncountablebiochemistrymuscimol

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLike a panther, especially in colour; characteristic of a panther.

Similar
pantherlike
Also see
pantherlike

Origin

From panther + -ine. In the biochemical sense, refers to the Amanita pantherina fungus.

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APA

pantherine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantherine

MLA

“pantherine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantherine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pantherine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pantherine.

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