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a
: a large strong cat (Panthera pardus) of southern Asia and Africa that is adept at climbing and is usually tawny or buff with black spots arranged in rosettes
called also panther
b
: the fur or pelt of a leopard
2
: a heraldic representation of a lion passant guardant
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In between the two bars are seating nooks with leopard-print chairs and couches, as well as glass tables with gold legs that look like leafy plants.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
This season, Hudson leaned into his wild side with oversized graphic prints in zebra and leopard in styles evoking glammed-up safari themes.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The clip opened with a gray owl perched comfortably on Kelly’s leopard-print trapper hat.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
The poppy seeds and leopard spots, meantime, resemble markings left behind by metabolizing microbes on Earth.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
This season, Hudson leaned into his wild side with oversized graphic prints in zebra and leopard in styles evoking glammed-up safari themes.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The clip opened with a gray owl perched comfortably on Kelly’s leopard-print trapper hat.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
The poppy seeds and leopard spots, meantime, resemble markings left behind by metabolizing microbes on Earth.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Leopard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leopard. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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leopard
noun
leop·ard
ˈlep-ərd 
: a large strong cat of southern Asia and Africa that has a brownish buff coat with black spots arranged in broken rings
called also panther
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