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pantherine

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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pantherine (comparative more pantherine, superlative most pantherine)

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

Noun

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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

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Adjective

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panthērīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of panthērīnus