leopard
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia.
Other meanings
The male of the species P. pardus, in contrast to leopardess.
A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
A kind of
- fur
Related words
- leopardine
- leopardlike
- leopardskin
- leopardwood
- pumapard
- serpopard
- wereleopard
- Catahoula leopard dog
- leopard orchid
- giant leopard moth
- leopard ground squirrel
- leopard snake
Word history
From Ancient Greek "λεόπαρδος" (leopon, lipard).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “leopard” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.