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Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae (the cats), which contains four well-known species:
Panthera tigris, the tiger
Panthera leo, the lion
Panthera pardus, the leopard and
Panthera onca, the jaguar.
One meaning of the word panther is to designate cats of this family - though it can also mean large black cats - see [Wikipedia:Black_panther|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.