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leopard

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noun

a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
the fur or pelt of this animal.
any of various related cats resembling this animal.
Heraldry. a lion represented from the side as walking, usually with one forepaw raised, and looking toward the spectator.
Numismatics.
1. an Anglo-Gallic gold coin issued by Edward III, equal to half a florin, bearing the figure of a leopard.
2. a silver Anglo-Gallic coin issued by Henry V.
Leopard, Military. a 42-ton (38-metric ton) West German tank with a 105 mm gun.

leopard

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noun

Also calledpanther a large feline mammal, Panthera pardus, of forests of Africa and Asia, usually having a tawny yellow coat with black rosette-like spots
any of several similar felines, such as the snow leopard and cheetah
clouded leopard
a feline, Neofelis nebulosa, of SE Asia and Indonesia with a yellowish-brown coat marked with darker spots and blotches
heraldry a stylized leopard, painted as a lion with the face turned towards the front
the pelt of a leopard

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Derived Forms

ˈ��Ǳ貹��, noun:feminine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of leopard¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English leopard, labarde, lebarde, from Old French leopard, lebard, leupard, from Late Latin ��ō�貹��ܲ�, from Greek ��ó�貹��ǲ�, syncopated variant of ��ǲԳ�ó�貹��ǲ�, equivalent to leonto- (stem of ��éō�� ) + ��á��ǲ�; lion, pard ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of leopard¹

C13: from Old French lepart, from Late Latin ��ō�貹��ܲ�, from Late Greek ��ó�貹��ǲ�, from ��ō�� lion + pardos pard ² (the leopard was thought at one time to be the result of cross-breeding)

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Their aim is to detect a snow leopard's presence and warn villagers via text message to move their livestock to safety.

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Spanish authorities have arrested a couple suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species like white tigers, pumas and clouded leopards.

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Renamed Wind Wolves, it is now the largest privately owned nature preserve on the West Coast, where endangered kit foxes and leopard lizards thrive along with elk, blacktail deer, great horned owls and bobcats.

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There's a reaction on social media about how "leopards ate my face," like, you're an idiot and it serves you right for voting for Trump.

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A leopard climbs a tree, her cub observing from below before instinctively following her lead.

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Related Words

Trotsky, Leon leopard complex

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