Organisms

Panthera

Genus in the family FELIDAE comprised of big felines including LIONS; TIGERS; jaguars; and the leopard.

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Abstract

Genus in the family FELIDAE comprised of big felines including LIONS; TIGERS; jaguars; and the leopard.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Black Panther
  • Felis uncia
  • Jaguars
  • Leopard
  • Leopards, Snow
  • Panthera onca
  • Panthera pardus
  • Panthera uncia
  • Snow Leopards
  • Uncia
  • Uncia uncia
  • Jaguar
  • Leopard, Snow
  • Panther, Black
  • Snow Leopard

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term LEOPARD with leopards in other genera

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History Note

2005; use CARNIVORA 1998-2004; for SNOW LEOPARDS use FELIDAE 2005-2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Carnivora (1966-2004)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Panthera. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046009. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046009
  2. Panthera. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera
  3. Panthera. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q127960