Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling a panther, as in coloration; pardine: as, the pantherine snake.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a panther, esp. in color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like a
panther , especially in colour. - noun zoology Any
animal of the genusPanthera
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the way she sped through the mesquit, evading the clutch of the cholla by supple dips to right and left, there was a kind of pantherine litheness.
Brand Blotters William MacLeod Raine 1912
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Her pantherine slink, jet-black hair and gap teeth have perhaps branded her as an ultimate femme fatale.
Repertory Film: No-Holds-Barred Cinema Steve Dollar 2012
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The differences far exceed those that have been documented for subspecies within other pantherine felids, and are congruent with a separate species, to which the name Sundaland clouded leopard, Neofelis diardi, has been given, although the name Diard's cat has priority based on historical precedence.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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Uncanny is the only way to describe the transformation of Kilmer's surfer look (think of him as the arrogant flyboy Iceman in "Top Gun") into Morrison's stoned pantherine posturing, his Doublemint grin into Morrison's insouciant pout.
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With lithe pantherine grace Vixen sprang to the greensward below.
The Warslayer Edghill, Rosemary 2002
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He went on, deeper into the Blasted Lands, moving with pantherine grace, yet carefully, as if avoiding seeking eyes.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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With a last doubtful glance at the Turanian, Conan hurried away, his pantherine stride carrying him swiftly through the night.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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He went on, deeper into the Blasted Lands, moving with pantherine grace, yet carefully, as if avoiding seeking eyes.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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With a last doubtful glance at the Turanian, Conan hurried away, his pantherine stride carrying him swiftly through the night.
Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983
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In pantherine silence he moved among the sleeping men.
Conan The Invincible Jordan, Robert 1982
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