Panthera
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Panthera
| image = Panthera tigris tigris.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = Tiger
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Chordata
| classis = Mammalia
| ordo = Carnivora
| familia = Felidae
| genus = Panthera
| genus_authority = Oken, 1816
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
Panthera leo (lion)
Panthera onca (jaguar)
Panthera pardus (leopard)
Panthera tigris (tiger)
}}
Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae (the cats), which contains four well-known species: the tiger, lion, leopard, and jaguar. The genus comprises about half of the big cats. One meaning of the word panther is to designate cats of this family - though it can also mean large black cats - see black panther. Only these four cat species have the anatomical changes enabling them to roar, due to a modification of the shape of their hyoid bone.
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