pantera

/panˈteɾa/ · B2 · noun · f

jaguar

pantera — jaguar

🐆 pantera = pan (all) + tera (beast, from Greek thēr): the all-beast

Ancient folk etymology links Greek pan-thēr to 'all beasts', a hunter of every animal. Say pan-TE-ra and connect it to English panther, almost the same word with an added a.

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