单词 | leopard |
释义 | leopard[ lep-erd ] / ˈlɛp ərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leopard ON THESAURUS.COM nouna large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered. the fur or pelt of this animal. any of various related cats resembling this animal. Heraldry. a lion represented from the side as walking, usually with one forepaw raised, and looking toward the spectator. Numismatics.
(initial capital letter)Military. a 42-ton (38-metric ton) West German tank with a 105 mm gun. Origin of leopardFirst recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English leopard, labarde, lebarde, from Old French leopard, lebard, leupard, from Late Latin leōpardus, from Greek leópardos, syncopated variant of leontópardos, equivalent to leonto- (stem of léōn ) + párdos; see origin at lion, pard1 Words nearby leopardLeonov, leontiasis, Leontief, leontopodium, Leontovich, leopard, leopard complex, leopardess, leopard frog, Leopardi, leopard lily Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leopardBritish Dictionary definitions for leopardleopard / (ˈlɛpəd) / nounAlso called: panther a large feline mammal, Panthera pardus, of forests of Africa and Asia, usually having a tawny yellow coat with black rosette-like spots any of several similar felines, such as the snow leopard and cheetah clouded leopard a feline, Neofelis nebulosa, of SE Asia and Indonesia with a yellowish-brown coat marked with darker spots and blotches heraldry a stylized leopard, painted as a lion with the face turned towards the front the pelt of a leopard Derived forms of leopardleopardess, fem nWord Origin for leopardC13: from Old French lepart, from Late Latin leōpardus, from Late Greek leópardos, from leōn lion + pardos pard ² (the leopard was thought at one time to be the result of cross-breeding) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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