Found 1 items, similar to Cypraea pantherina.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cypraea pantherina 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 species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] Panther cat (Zo["o]l.), the ocelot. Panther cowry (Zo["o]l.), a spotted East Indian cowry (Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color. [1913 Webster]