Panthera - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: pantheracat
Any animal belonging to the natural family Felidae and in particular to the various species of the genera Felis Panthera and Lynx The domestic cat is Felis domestica The European wild cat Felis catus is much larger than the domestic cat In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx Lynx rufus The larger felines such as the lion tiger leopard and cougar are often referred to as cats and sometimes as big cats See Wild cat and Tiger cat...
Jaguar
A large and powerful feline animal Panthera onca formerly Felis onca ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia It is usually brownish yellow with large dark somewhat angular rings each generally inclosing one or two dark spots It is chiefly arboreal in its habits It is also called the panther and the American tiger...
Lion
A large carnivorous feline mammal Panthera leo formerly Felis leo found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa distinct varieties occurring in the different countries The adult male in most varieties has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size which is less than that of the largest tigers The length however is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown the mane is darker and the terminal tuft of the tail is black In one variety called the maneless lion the male has only a slight mane...
Panthera
The genus of large felines including the lions leopards snow leopards jaguars tigers cheetahs and saber toothed tigers...
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