pantherine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

panther +‎ -ine. In the biochemical sense, refers to the Amanita pantherina fungus.

Adjective[edit]

pantherine (comparative more pantherine, superlative most pantherine)

  1. Like a panther, especially in colour.
    the pantherine snake of Brazil

Noun[edit]

pantherine (countable and uncountable, plural pantherines)

  1. (zoology, countable) Any animal of the genus Panthera.
  2. (zoology, countable) Any animal of the subfamily Pantherinae.
  3. (biochemistry) muscimol

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

panthērīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of panthērīnus
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