leopard, Panthera pardus
(noun) large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
leopard
(noun) the pelt of a leopard
Source: WordNet® 3.1
leopard (plural leopards)
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).
(inexact) A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a large wild cat native to Asia.
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a large wild cat native to Asia.
(heraldiccharge) A lion passant guardant.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Phalanta, having black markings on an orange base.
• (Panthera pardus): common leopard, pard, pardal
• (Neofelis nebulosa): See clouded leopard
• (Panthera uncia): See snow leopard
• See cat and wild cat
• panther
• (female): leopardess
• (young): cub, leopard cub
• paroled, preload
Leopard
A surname.
• paroled, preload
Source: Wiktionary
Leop"ard, n. Etym: [OE. leopart, leparde, lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. léopard, L. leopardus, fr. Gr. Lion, and Pard.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard. Hunting leopard. See Cheetah. Leopard cat (Zoöl.) any one of several species or varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies; esp., Felis Bengalensis.
– Leopard marmot. See Gopher, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
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