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Webster 1913 Edition

Leopard

Leop′ard

(lĕp′ẽrd)
,
Noun.
[OE.
leopart
,
leparde
,
lebarde
,
libbard
, OF.
leopard
,
liepart
, F.
léopard
, L.
leopardus
, fr. Gr.
λεόπαρδος
;
λέων
lion +
πάρδοσ
pard. See
Lion
, and
Pard
.]
(Zool.)
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
(Zool.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Leopard

LEOPARD

,
Noun.
lep'ard. [L. leo, lion, and pardus, pard. Gr. from Heb. to separate, that is, spotted, broken into spots.]
A rapacious quadruped of the genus Felis. It differs from the panther and the once in the beauty of its color, which is of a lively yellow, with smaller spots than those of the two latter, and disposed in groups. It is larger than the once and less than the panther. This animal is found in Africa and Asia, and so rapacious as to spare neither man nor beast.

Definition 2024

léopard

léopard

See also: leopard, Leopard, and leopárd

French

Noun

léopard m ‎(plural léopards)

  1. leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leɔpaʁ/

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