leopard
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leop·ard 
[lep-erd] Pronunciation Key
[lep-erd] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | the fur or pelt of this animal. |
| 3. | any of various related cats resembling this animal. |
| 4. | Heraldry. a lion represented from the side as walking, usually with one forepaw raised, and looking toward the spectator. |
| 5. | Numismatics.
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| 6. | (initial capital letter) Military. a 42-ton (38-m ton) West German tank with a 105mm gun. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| leop·ard
(lěp'ərd) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French leupart, from Late Latin leopardus, from Greek leopardos : Greek leōn, lion; see lion + Greek pardos, pard; see pard.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
leopard
leopard
c.1290, from O.Fr. lebard, leupart, from L.L. leopardus, lit. "lion-pard," from Gk. leopardos, from leon "lion" + pardos "male panther," which generally is said to be connected to Skt. prdakuh "panther, tiger." The animal was thought in ancient times to be a hybrid of these two species.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| leopard | |
noun | |
| 1. | the pelt of a leopard |
| 2. | large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Leopard
Leop"ard\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd), n. [OE. leopart, leparde, lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. l['e]opard, L. leopardus, fr. Gr. leo`pardos; le`wn lion + pa`rdos pard. See Lion, and Pard.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Leopard
(Heb. namer, so called because spotted, Cant. 4:8), was that great spotted feline which anciently infested the mountains of Syria, more appropriately called a panther (Felis pardus). Its fierceness (Isa. 11:6), its watching for its prey (Jer. 5:6), its swiftness (Hab. 1:8), and the spots of its skin (Jer. 13:23), are noticed. This word is used symbolically (Dan. 7:6; Rev. 13:2).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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