Panther

Panther

Panther may refer to:

Large Cats

* "Panthera", the feline genus which contains lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars
* Panther (in Africa and Asia), the leopard ("Panthera pardus")
* Panther (in North America), the cougar or mountain lion ("Puma concolor")
** Florida panther, a subspecies of cougar ("Puma concolor coryi" or "Puma concolor couguar") found in southern Florida
* Panther (in South and Central America), the jaguar ("Panthera onca")
* Black panther, a black variant of leopard, cougar or jaguar
* White panther, a white or very pale variant of leopard, cougar or jaguar
* Panther (legendary creature), a mythical creature resembling a large multicolored cat

Automotive

* Panther (motorcycle)
* Ford Panther platform, a sedan automobile platform
* Isuzu Panther, a multi-purpose vehicle
* Panther Westwinds, a car manufacturer

Media and entertainment

* "Panther" (computer game)
* "Panther" (film)
* Panther (publisher), a publishing house specialising in paperback fiction
* Panthers (band)
* "The Pink Panther", a series of British comedy films starring Peter Sellers
** The Pink Panther (character), an animated character originating in the title sequence to "The Pink Panther" film
* "The Panther", a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke

Military

* HMS "Panther", the name of at least five ships of the Royal Navy
* Eurocopter Panther, a helicopter based on the Eurocopter Dauphin
* F9F Panther, a jet fighter used by the US Navy in the Korean War
* Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle, a vehicle of the British Army
* Panther tank, used by Nazi Germany in World War II
* SMS "Panther", a German gunboat which sparked the Agadir Crisis in 1911

Political groups

* Black Panther Party, a Black nationalist organization
* Gray Panthers, an American organization promoting senior citizens' rights
* White Panther Party, a political collective founded to support the Black Panthers
* Black Panthers (Israel), an Israeli protest movement

ports

Professional

* Carolina Panthers, an American football team in the NFL
* Florida Panthers, an ice hockey team in the NHL
* Penrith Panthers, a rugby league team in the NRL
* Michigan Panthers, a former professional American football team
* Panionios Athens, nicknamed "the Panthers"

emi-professional

* Blackpool Panthers, English rugby league team
* Embrun Panthers, Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League team
* Nottingham Panthers, an ice hockey club in the EIHL
* Wests Panthers, Australian rugby league team

Computing

* "Panther", codename for the Mac OS X v10.3 operating system
* Panther (development tool), a Rapid Application Development toolset

Business

* PANTHER, the callsign for Falcon Air Express

ee also

* Black panther (disambiguation)


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  • Panther — Panther …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • Panther 6 — Panther Bild nicht vorhanden 6 Hersteller: Panther Produktionszeitraum: 1977–1983 Klasse: Oberklasse Karosserieversionen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • PANTHER — Graece Πανθὴρ, Poetis pro Panthera, quasi Πανὸς θὴρ Panis fera, quia in deliciis Pani et Baccho, ut lynces et tigres: unde in scenis Veter. versatilibus semper ante Bacchi pedes, et inter satyricas vestes pantherina quoque pellis Polluci… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Panther — Panther, s. Pantherkatzen. – In der Heraldik ist P. der Zeichnung nach ein Zwitter vom Löwen, Adler und Drachen; z. B. im Wappen der Steiermark (s. Abbildung). Panther im Wappen der Steiermark …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Panther — Sm std. (12. Jh.), mhd. pantel, pant(i)er Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. panthēr(a) m./f., zu gr. pánthēr, dessen weitere Herkunft unklar ist. Vermutlich Entlehnung, die zusammenhängen könnte mit Pardel und Leopard.    Ebenso nndl. panter, ne.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • panther — pan ther (p[a^]n th[ e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[ e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa nqhr, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[=i]ka a tiger.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large dark colored variety of the leopard, by some zo[ o]logists considered a distinct… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • panther — [pan′thər] n. pl. panthers or panther [ME pantere < OFr pantère < L panthera < Gr panthēr] 1. a leopard; specif., a) a black leopard b) a large or fierce leopard 2. COUGAR …   English World dictionary

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