leopard

Definition of leopard in English English dictionary: A large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus, indigenous to Africa and Asia; {n} a spotted wild beast of prey; It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides; A leopard is a type of large, wild cat. Leopards have yellow fur and black spots, and live in Africa and Asia. or panther Big cat (Panthera pardus) of the bush and forest, found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, in North Africa, and in Asia. The average leopard weighs 110-200 lbs (50-90 kg) and is about 6 ft (210 cm) long, excluding the 35-in. (90-cm) tail, and 24-28 in. (60-70 cm) high at the shoulder. The background colour is typically yellowish above and white below. The dark spots arranged in rosettes over much of the body lack a central spot, unlike those of the jaguar. The leopard is solitary and mainly nocturnal. An agile climber, it frequently stores the remains of its kills in tree branches. It generally preys on antelope and deer. It also hunts dogs and, in Africa, baboons. It sometimes takes livestock and may attack humans. The leopard is considered an endangered species by the U.S. but not by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). See also cheetah; cougar; snow leopard. leopard seal sea leopard snow leopard Black Panther Party for Self Defense; large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots; the pelt of a leopard; By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard; {i} panther, large member of the cat family having either tawny spotted fur or black fur (native to Africa and southern Asia); large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots the pelt of a leopard; A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus); It is found in Southern Asia and Africa
leopard cat: A wild cat native to Southeast Asia, Prionailurus bengalensis
leopard cats: plural form of leopard cat
leopard gecko: A nocturnal ground-dwelling gecko, Eublepharis macularius
leopard seal: A large pinniped mammal (Hydrurga leptonyx) found in the Antarctic
leopard seals: Plural of leopard seal
leopard shark: A hound shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive markings; it is found in the coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean
leopard sharks: plural form of leopard shark
leopard cat: small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia
leopard crawl: method of moving at night in order to remain quiet and guard weapons
leopard frog: common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots
leopard lily: A tall plant (Lilium pardalinum) native to California and southwest Oregon, having nodding, dark-spotted, orange-red flowers
leopard lily: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers
leopard lizard: any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico
leopard moth: A large moth (Zeuzera pyrina) having white wings with black spots and larvae that damage trees by boring into the wood
leopard plant: any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage
leopard seal: or sea leopard Species (Hydrurga leptonyx) of generally solitary earless seal (family Phocidae) found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. It is the only seal that feeds on penguins, young seals, and other warm-blooded prey. It is slender and has a long head and long three-cusped cheek teeth. Named for its black-spotted gray coat, it attains a maximum length and weight (greater in the female) of about 12 ft (3.5 m) and 840 lbs (380 kg). It has a reputation for ferocity but is not known to make unprovoked attacks on humans
leopard's-bane: any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads
leopard-like: similar to a leopard, resembling a leopard (type of large wild cat)
Amur leopard: Panthera pardus orientalis, a wild feline predator native to the mountainous areas of the taiga as well as other temperate forests in Korea, Northeast China and the Russian Far East
Bornean clouded leopard: A species of cat found on Borneo and Sumatra, taxonomic name Neofelis diardi
clouded leopard: A medium-sized, arboreal cat (Neofelis nebulosa) found in Southeast Asia. It has a proportionately long tail and canines, and a tawny coat with dark, irregular, oval markings
snow leopard: a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia, native to mountain ranges of central Asia
snow-leopard: Attributive form of snow leopard, noun
It has a snow-leopard look.
anatolian leopard: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) The Anatolian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana) is a subspecies of leopard native to Asia Minor, Turkey. It is unknown whether any of these leopards still exist in the wild
A leopard: libbard
A leopard: tiger
A leopard: pardale
leopards: plural of leopard
sea leopard: The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor seal
sea leopard: Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially Ogmorhinus leptonyx, and Leptonychotes Weddelli, of the Antarctic Ocean
snow leopard: A large feline mammal (Panthera uncia) of the highlands of central Asia, having long, thick, whitish-gray fur with dark markings like those of a leopard. Also called ounce. or ounce Endangered species ( Uncia uncia;) of nocturnal long-haired cat that inhabits the high mountains of Central Asia and India. It is about 6 ft (1.8 m) long, including the 3-ft (1-m) tail, stands about 2 ft (0.5 m) tall, and weighs 60-120 lb (27-55 kg). Its dense, soft coat, consisting of an insulating undercoat and outer coat of 2-in. (5-cm) hairs, is pale grayish with dark rosettes and a dark streak along the spine. The whitish fur of the underparts may be 4 in. (10 cm) long. It preys on marmots, wild sheep and goats, birds, and other animals. It is hunted principally for the market in goods used in Asian traditional medicine
snow leopard: {i} leopard-like feline with long thick white fur marked with dark splotches native to the mountain ranges of central Asia, ounce
snow leopard: large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

leopard

Hyphenation

leop·ard

Turkish pronunciation

lepırd

Pronunciation

/ˈlepərd/ /ˈlɛpɜrd/

Etymology

[ 'le-p&rd ] (noun.) 13th century. From Old French leopard, lebard et al., from Latin leopardus from Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος (leopardos) from λέων (leōn, “lion”) + πάρδος (pardos, “panther”)