Definition of Leoperd
Leop"ard (l&ebreve;p"&etilde;rd), n.
[OE. leopart, leparde, lebarde, libbard,
OF. leopard, liepart, F. léopard, L.
leopardus, fr. Gr. leo`pardos; le`wn
lion + pa`rdos pard. See Lion, and Pard.]
(Zoöl.) 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 (Zoöl.) 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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus, indigenous to Africa and Asia.
Swedish
- leopard
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