Leopard

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈlÉ›pÉ™d/

Alternative forms

• lybard 14th-16th centuries
• libbard 14th-19th centuries

Origin

From Old French lepart, lebart et al., from Latin leopardus, from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος, from λέων (leōn, "lion") + πάρδος (pardos, "panther")

Full definition of leopard

Noun

1. A large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus, indigenous to Africa and Asia.
1. A male leopard.

Derived terms

• leopardess
• leopard's head
• leopardsbane
• a leopard cannot change its spots

Hypernyms

• panther

Anagrams

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