English → Latin
“panther” in Latin
panthēraa pantherparduspard: a male leopard; other mottled or spotted animals; brownpardalisfemale leopard
The English word panther itself goes back to Latin panthēra.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
panther
panthera (Cic.): pardus (especially the male, Curt.): pardalis (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for panther?
- The usual Latin words for “panther” are panthēra, pardus, pardalis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.