pantherine

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

pantherine (comparative more pantherine, superlative most pantherine)

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

Noun

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

Adjective

panthērīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of panthērīnus
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