panther
/ˈpænθə(r)/noun
1- a leopard, especially a black one豹, 黑豹。
1.1
- N. Amer. a puma or a jaguar〈北美〉美洲狮; 美洲豹; 美洲虎。
词源
Middle English: from Old French pantere, from Latin panthera, from Greek panthēr. In Latin, pardus 'leopard' also existed; the two terms led to confusion: until the mid 19th cent. many taxonomists regarded the panther and the leopard as separate species.