leopardess en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From leopard + ess.
Meanings
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A female leopard.
It was the story of the wicked leopardess who wanted to eat the young lambs of her old friend the sheep.
1963, Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease, Penguin Classics (2010), page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leopardesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
pl lamparcica (female leopard) · arc ܢܡܪܬܐ (female leopard) · pt leoparda (female leopard) · eo leopardino (female leopard) · bg леопа́рдица (female leopard) · bg женски леопа́рд (female leopard) · bg леопа́рдка (female leopard) · de Leopardin (female leopard) · arc נמרתא (female leopard) · fr léoparde (female leopard)