leopard

leopard
    n 1: the pelt of a leopard
    2: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a
       tawny coat with black spots [syn: {leopard}, {Panthera
       pardus}]
    

Leopard \Leop"ard\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd), n. [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}.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Hunting leopard}. See {Cheetah}. 

   {Leopard cat} (Zool.) 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.
      [1913 Webster]
    

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).
    

47 Moby Thesaurus words for "leopard":
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      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