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leopard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛp.əd/ (UK)
(US) audio
/ˈlɛp.ɚd/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English leopard, leopart, lepard, leperd, from Old French leopard (“leopard”), from Late Latin leopardus (“leopon, lipard”) from late Ancient Greek λεόπαρδος (leópardos, “leopon, lipard”), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + πάρδος (párdos, “pard, male leopard”), from earlier πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”), probably from an unattested Old Persian [Term?] term ancestral to Middle Persian [script needed] (palang), Khwarezmian [script needed] (plyk), Sogdian [script needed] (pwrδnk), Pashto پړانګ (pṛāng). Compare Persian پلنگ (palang) and Sanskrit पृदाकु (pṛdāku, “panther”). First attested in the late 13th c. (early 13th c. as a surname).

Meanings

A large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus).
- Leopard skins have always been desirable commodities because of their spectacular spotted patterns. 2005, Richard Ellis, Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine, page 197:
- The leopard (Panthera pardus or Felis pardus cf tulliana) is a close relative of the lion, but biblical references mentioning it are very few, suggesting that it was not as common. 1998, Oded Borowski, Every Living Thing: Daily Use of Animals in Ancient Israel, page 201:
- During all such cases when we were present they responded by giving repeated alarm calls, even when the leopard was already feeding on a carcass. We wanted to determine whether vervets knew enough about the behavior of leopards to recognize that, even in the absence of a leopard, a carcass in a tree signaled the same potential danger as did a leopard itself. 1990, Dorothy L. Cheney, How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species, published 1992, page 284:
(especially) A large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus). ▸ The male of the species P. pardus, as distinguished from a leopardess.
(broadly) A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
- There are plenty of beautiful cats among the thirty-nine species in the Felidae family, but the three leopards—clouded, common, and snow—may be the most visually stunning. Cloaked in the most beautiful fur of any cat, the reclusive clouded leopard is the Greta Garbo of the lot; it lives a solitary life in the remote jungles of Asia, from Nepal to Borneo. 2005, Eric Dinerstein, Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations, page 81:
(broadly) A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard. ▸ A clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa or Neofelis diardi), a large wild cat native to Asia.
(broadly) A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard. ▸ The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a large wild cat native to Asia.
A lion passant guardant.
- Sometimes there is confusion over the heraldic leopard, the question being—When is a leopard not a leopard? There is a theory that the lion and leopard were the same thing, and that they were named entirely depending on their attitude—thus if the animal was passant guardant it was a leopard, but when rampant it was a lion. Nowadays a leopard is the genuine spotted article and quite unmistakeable. Some people still speak, wrongly, of the leopards of England, but it does no great harm as it is an ancient expression and everybody knows what it means. 1968, Charles MacKinnon of Dunakin, The Observer's Book of Heraldry, pages 68–69:
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Phalanta, having black markings on an orange base.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
leopards	Number=Plur		lexicographic
libbard		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
lybard		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic

pardal · pard · camelopard · lipard (hybrid formed by a lion and a leopardess) · leopon (hybrid formed by a leopard and a lioness)

Synonyms

snow leopard (Panthera uncia) · common leopard (Panthera pardus) · pard (Panthera pardus) · pardal (Panthera pardus) · clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa/Neofelis diardi)

Translations (184)

cs levhart (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · eo leopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sh lȅopārd (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ve nngwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · clt kyiching (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ckb پِڵِنگ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · si කොටි ගණය (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · uz qoplon (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · arz فهد (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sw chui (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ar فَهْد (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hy հովազ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · bsq ji (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · vi beo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ca lleopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · kg yingo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · el λεοπάρδαλη (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · lol nkoi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sq leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mr बिबट्या (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · eu lehoinabar (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · bn চিতাবাঘ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · la pardus (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · xdq цӏерхъ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · is hlébarði (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nso nkwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sn ngwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · de Pardel (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tt каплан (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tk alajagaplaň (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ug قاپلان (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · he נָמֵר (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ro leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · naq ǀdarub (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · bg леопа́рд (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · kw lewpard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · dsb leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · gl leopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · vi cọp gấm (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hy ինձ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · xcl յովազ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · za beuq (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · za duzbeuq (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · alt ирбис (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · vi báo hoa (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · cy llewpard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · af tier (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · yue 豹 (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hi तेंदुई (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tr pars (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · oc leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sn ingwe (Korekore) (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · zu íngwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · csb lampart (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hi तेंदुआ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ps يوز (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · da leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tr leopar (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · gu દીપડો (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nmy ză (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hy ընձառյուծ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sne bisireh (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nus kuac (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mni ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯩ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hu leopárd (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ln ngoi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ko 표범 (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mn цоохор ирвэс (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · af luiperd (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tum nyalubwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pl rysiec (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · st nkwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · grc πάρδαλις (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nl luipaard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pl pantera (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · si කොටියා (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ka ავაზა (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nn leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ktu yingo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ota قپلان (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ms harimau bintang (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · syc ܢܡܪܐ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mt leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · fi leopardi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · as বাঘ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ms macan tutul (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · et leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pt leopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · de Pard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ota پلنك (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · alt леопард (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ka ლეოპარდი (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sv leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · kg ngo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pl lampart plamisty (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · my ကျားသစ် (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ln nkɔi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · bni ngoi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ka ჯიქი (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · os фыранк (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ast lleopardu (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · arc נִמְרָא (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pi dīpin (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mi rēparo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nr íngwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · igl ọ́mátāīna (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ss íngwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ln nkoi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · egy Ab-b-i-i-F27-Sma (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mnc ᠶᠠᡵᡥᠠ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · id macan tutul (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · de Parder (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ota ببر (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · de Leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · lt leopardas (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · as নাহৰফুটুকী বাঘ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ja 豹 (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · cmn 豹子 (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · te చిరుతపులి (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · th เสือดาว (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · an liopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · fr léopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · cmn 豹 (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ky кабылан (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · be леапа́рд (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · fa پلنگ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sl leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · lv leopards (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · xh íngwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ny nyalugwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nb leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tg паланг (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · es leopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hsb leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · am ግሥላ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ig ágụ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mi rēpara (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sh ле̏опа̄рд (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · lo ເສືອດາວ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · atv пар (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · sk leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · luy ingwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · kk леопард (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · km ល្មុង (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · amu kítziaⁿ tzjá' (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · cs leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · vi báo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ar نَمِر (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · okm 바독〮범〯 (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pl lampart (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mnk soloo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · wo segg mi (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mk леопард (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · csb leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ru барс (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ja ヒョウ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · hi तेँदुआ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ha damisa (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · yo ẹkùn (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mel rimau biteang (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ta சிறுத்தைப்புலி (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · uk леопа́рд (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · io leopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ga liopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · teg ngo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ar نِمْر (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · vo leopar (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · az bəbir (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · nup nàm̀pà (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · tl leyopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · crh leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · it leopardo (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · cop ⲡⲁⲣⲇⲁⲗⲓⲥ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ts yingwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ru леопа́рд (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · ny kambuku (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · igl ẹ́kọ̀ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · rw ingwe (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · mnw ကၠ ဗြန် (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · pl leopard (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · la leopardus (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · vi báo hoa mai (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · bo གཟིག (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) · chr ᏢᏓᏥ ᎤᏅᏣᏗ (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus)

wikidata: Q34706 · wikidata: Q34706

leopard en · NOUN

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