[lep-erd] 
| 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. |
| leop·ard (lěp'ərd) n.
[Middle English, from Old French leupart, from Late Latin leopardus, from Greek leopardos : Greek leōn, lion; see lion + Greek pardos, pard; see pard.] |
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).
