leopard
pronunciation
How to pronounce leopard in British English:
UK [ˈlepəd]
How to pronounce leopard in American English:
US [ˈlepərd]
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- Noun:
- the pelt of a leopard
- large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
Word Origin
- leopard (n.)
- late 13c., from Old French lebard, leupart (12c., Modern French léopard), from Late Latin leopardus, literally "lion-pard," from Greek leopardos, from leon "lion" + pardos "male panther," which generally is said to be connected to Sanskrit prdakuh "panther, tiger." The animal was thought in ancient times to be a hybrid of these two species.
Example
- 1. An adult leopard seal scans its surroundings on the antarctic peninsula .
- 2. Can you spot the woman 's body in this picture of a leopard ?
- 3. A leopard conceals herself in vegetation at the base of a tree in kruger national park , transvaal , south africa
- 4. This female amur leopard cub was born at a zoo in leipzig , germany .
- 5. He was the leopard man , but he did not look it .