leopard
/ˈlɛp.ɚd/ noun B2- A large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia (Panthera pardus).
- The male of the species P. pardus, as distinguished from a leopardess.
- A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
- A clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa or Neofelis diardi), a large wild cat native to Asia.
- The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a large wild cat native to Asia.
- A lion passant guardant.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Phalanta, having black markings on an orange base.
Plural leopards
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## The Fox and the Leopard
THE FOX and the Leopard disputed which was the more beautiful of the two.
The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin.
His spots are the joy of the Leopard: his horns are the Buffalo’s pride.
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