The difference between Cat and Panther

When used as nouns, cat means a domesticated subspecies (felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet, whereas panther means any of various big cats with black fur.


Cat is also verb with the meaning: to hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

Cat is also adjective with the meaning: terrible, disastrous.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cat and Panther

  1. Cat as a noun:

    An animal of the family Felidae: A domesticated subspecies (Felis silvestris catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. Any similar animal of the family Felidae, which includes lions, tigers, bobcats, etc.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: felid"

    "synonyms: puss pussy malkin kitty pussy-cat grimalkin Thesaurus:cat"

  2. Cat as a noun (offensive):

    A person: A spiteful or angry woman. An enthusiast or player of jazz. A person (usually male). A prostitute.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: bitch"

    "synonyms: bloke chap cove dude fellow fella guy"

  3. Cat as a noun (nautical):

    A strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship.

  4. Cat as a noun (chiefly, nautical):

    cat-o'-nine-tails.

  5. Cat as a noun (archaic):

    A sturdy merchant sailing vessel .

  6. Cat as a noun (archaic, uncountable):

    The game of "trap and ball" (also called "cat and dog"). The trap of the game of "trap and ball".

  7. Cat as a noun (archaic):

    The pointed piece of wood that is struck in the game of tipcat.

  8. Cat as a noun (slang, vulgar, African American Vernacular English):

    A vagina, a vulva; the female external genitalia.

  9. Cat as a noun:

    A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.) with six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position it is placed.

  10. Cat as a noun (historical):

    A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon to allow assailants to approach enemy defences.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: tortoise Welsh cat"

  1. Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To hoist (the anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

  2. Cat as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.

  3. Cat as a verb (slang):

    To vomit something.

  1. Cat as a noun:

    A catamaran.

  1. Cat as a noun (computing):

    A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output.

  1. Cat as a verb (computing, transitive):

    To apply the cat command to (one or more files).

  2. Cat as a verb (computing, slang):

    To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared target) usually with no intention of browsing it carefully.

  1. Cat as an adjective (Ireland, informal):

    Terrible, disastrous.

    Examples:

    "The weather was cat, so they returned home early."

  1. Cat as a noun (slang):

  1. Cat as a noun (military, naval):

    A catapult.

    Examples:

    "a carrier's bow cats'"

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  1. Cat as a noun (slang):

    Any of a variety of earth-moving machines. (from their manufacturer )

  2. Cat as a noun:

    A caterpillar drive vehicle (a ground vehicle which uses caterpillar tracks), especially tractors, trucks, minibuses, and snow groomers.

  1. Panther as a noun:

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

  2. Panther as a noun:

    Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

  3. Panther as a noun:

    A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

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