 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
leopard
noun
1: the pelt of a leopard
2: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a
tawny coat with black spots [syn: {Panthera pardus}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Leopard \Leop"ard\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd), noun [OE. leopart, leparde,
lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. l['e]opard, L.
leopardus, fr. Gr. leo'pardos; le'wn lion + pa'rdos pard. See
{Lion}, and {Pard}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A large, savage, carnivorous mammal ({Felis leopardus}). It
is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters
of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in
Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther ({Felis
pardus}) is regarded as a variety of leopard.
{Hunting leopard}. See {Cheetah}.
{Leopard cat} (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species or
varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern
Asia, and the East Indies; esp., {Felis Bengalensis}.
{Leopard marmot}. See {Gopher}, 2.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
47 Moby Thesaurus words for "leopard":
Dalmatian, Leo, Siberian tiger, antigorite, bobcat, butterfly,
candy cane, cat-a-mountain, catamount, chameleon, cheetah,
chrysotile, confetti, cougar, crazy quilt, firedog, harlequin,
iris, jaguar, lion, lynx, mackerel, mackerel sky, marble,
marbled paper, moire, mother-of-pearl, mountain lion, nacre,
ocelot, opal, ophite, painter, panther, patchwork quilt, peacock,
puma, rainbow, serpentine, serpentine marble, shot silk, simba,
spectrum, tiger, tortoise shell, wildcat, zebra
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Leopard
(Heb. namer, so called because spotted, Cant. 4:8), was that
great spotted feline which anciently infested the mountains of
Syria, more appropriately called a panther (Felis pardus). Its
fierceness (Isa. 11:6), its watching for its prey (Jer. 5:6),
its swiftness (Hab. 1:8), and the spots of its skin (Jer.
13:23), are noticed. This word is used symbolically (Dan. 7:6;
Rev. 13:2).
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