different between pather vs panther

English

Etymology

path +? -er

Noun

pather (plural pathers)

1. (computer games) A non-player character that walks a repeating path.

Anagrams

• Tharpe, hapter, tephra, teraph, threap

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthera, from Ancient Greek ?????? (pánth?r, “panther”), perhaps related to Sanskrit ???????? (pu??ár?ka, “tiger”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?pæn??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pæn??/

Noun

panther (plural panthers)

1. Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of India.
2. Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
3. A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
4. (mythology, heraldry) A creature resembling a big cat with a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology.

Derived terms

• black panther
• pantheress

Translations

References

• “panther” in Collins English Dictionary, 12th edition, Glasgow: Collins, 2014, ?ISBN; reproduced on TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2021.

Anagrams

• Penarth, parthen-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pan?ther

Noun

panther m (plural panthers, diminutive panthertje n)

1. Obsolete form of panter.

Middle English

Noun

panther

1. Alternative form of panter (“panther”)