Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for leopard

leopard

[ lep-erd ]

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.
    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.
  6. Leopard, Military. a 42-ton (38-metric ton) West German tank with a 105 mm gun.


leopard

/ ˈlɛpəd /

noun

  1. 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
  2. any of several similar felines, such as the snow leopard and cheetah
  3. clouded leopard
    a feline, Neofelis nebulosa, of SE Asia and Indonesia with a yellowish-brown coat marked with darker spots and blotches
  4. heraldry a stylized leopard, painted as a lion with the face turned towards the front
  5. the pelt of a leopard


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈleopardess, noun:feminine

Discover More

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 leōpardus, from Greek leópardos, syncopated variant of leontópardos, equivalent to leonto- (stem of léōn ) + párdos; lion, pard 1

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of leopard1

C13: from Old French lepart, from Late Latin leōpardus, from Late Greek leópardos, from leōn lion + pardos pard ² (the leopard was thought at one time to be the result of cross-breeding)

Discover More

Example Sentences

Their captors wore palm leaves, leopard skins, and magical relics to make themselves immune to bullets.

A leopard seal is “about a thousand-pound animal with lots of teeth,” Perryman explains.

She sports a Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane leopard button-down, a black blazer, and red leather pants.

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

Later she volunteered at Snow Leopard Trust and the Akre Tiger Sanctuary in Bellingham.

If the Ethiopian can change his skin, or the leopard his spots: you also may do well, when you have learned evil.

She was red-haired by courtesy of the local beauty parlor, cuddling up in a flashy little leopard fur number.

You never shoot an animal weaker than yourself, and if you want to shoot a tiger or a leopard, you give it a warning.

The species of the leopard seems to be subject to more varieties than that of the panther and the ounce.

In Europe, though scarce, they are of no great value; those of the panther and leopard being held in much greater estimation.

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Leontovichleopard complex