Panter vs. Panther — What's the Difference?

Panter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anne Panter (born 1984), English field hockey international in the 2012 Summer Olympics David Panter (died 1558), Scottish diplomat, clerk and bishop of Ross Derek Panter, English footballer Frederick Panter (1836–1864), police officer, pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia Gary Panter (born 1950), cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician Dr.

A large wild cat such as a leopard or jaguar, especially in a color form with black fur.

One who pants.

See cougar.

(obsolete) A net; a noose.

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.

(obsolete) A keeper of the pantry; a pantler.

Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

One who pants.

A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

A keeper of the pantry; a pantler.

(slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.

A net; a noose.

A creature resembling a big cat with a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology.

A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.

In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.

A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

A leopard in the black color phase

Large American feline resembling a lion