From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsleopardleop‧ard /ˈlepəd $ -ərd/ noun [countable]1
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HBAa large animal of the cat family, with yellowfur and black spots, which lives in Africa and South Asia2 →a leopard can’t change its spotsExamples from the Corpusleopard• But we also saw all kinds of animals, like monkeys, parrots, deer, and even a leopard.• The basicleopard is spotted almost from nose to tail.• Ten milesstraight up, at the mercy of bears, leopards and tigers.• During his chastevigil he had a vision of wolves, bears, lions, leopards and unicorns.• Some leopardsspecialize in catchingbirds.• He was holding a stoutbranch, and impaled upon it was the bloody head of the leopard.• Singly, the leopard would defeat them, but together they can drive it away.Originleopard(1200-1300)Old Frenchleupart, from Late Latinleopardus, from Greek, from leon"lion" + pardos"leopard"