- Also called: panther
a large feline mammal, Panthera pardus, of forests of Africa and Asia, usually having a tawny yellow coat with black rosette-like spots any of several similar felines, such as the snow leopard and cheetah a stylized leopard, painted as a lion with the face turned towards the front
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leop•ard /ˈlɛpɚd/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Mammalsa large, powerful, spotted Asian or African cat, usually yellowish brown with black markings.
- Mammalsany similar cat, as the snow leopard.
leop•ard
(lep′ərd),USA pronunciation n.
- Mammalsa 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. - Clothingthe fur or pelt of this animal.
- Mammalsany of various related cats resembling this animal.
- Heraldrya lion represented from the side as walking, usually with one forepaw raised, and looking toward the spectator.
- Currency[Numis.]
- an Anglo-Gallic gold coin issued by Edward III, equal to half a florin, bearing the figure of a leopard.
- a silver Anglo-Gallic coin issued by Henry V.
- Military(cap.) a 42-ton (38-m ton) West German tank with a 105mm gun.
- Greek leópardos, syncopated variant of leontópardos, equivalent. to leonto- (stem of léōn) lion + párdos pard1
- Late Latin leōpardus
- Middle English 1250–1300
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- another name for cheetah