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单词 leopard
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
leop•ard /ˈlɛpɚd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa large, powerful, spotted Asian or African cat, usually yellowish brown with black markings.
  2. Mammalsany similar cat, as the snow leopard.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
leop•ard  (lepərd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa 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.
  2. Clothingthe fur or pelt of this animal.
  3. Mammalsany of various related cats resembling this animal.
  4. Heraldrya lion represented from the side as walking, usually with one forepaw raised, and looking toward the spectator.
  5. Currency[Numis.]
    • an Anglo-Gallic gold coin issued by Edward III, equal to half a florin, bearing the figure of a leopard.
    • a silver Anglo-Gallic coin issued by Henry V.
  6. Military(cap.) a 42-ton (38-m ton) West German tank with a 105mm gun.
  • Greek leópardos, syncopated variant of leontópardos, equivalent. to leonto- (stem of léōn) lion + párdos pard1
  • Late Latin leōpardus
  • Middle English 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
leopard /ˈlɛpəd/ n
  1. Also 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
  2. any of several similar felines, such as the snow leopard and cheetah
  3. a stylized leopard, painted as a lion with the face turned towards the front
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French lepart, from Late Latin leōpardus, from Late Greek leópardos, from leōn lion + pardos pard² (the leopard was thought at one time to be the result of cross-breeding)

ˈleopardess fem n
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