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LEP-uh-d/ˈlepəd/

A leopard is a large wild cat with yellow fur and black spots. Countable: a leopard, leopards. A lion is also a big cat but has a mane and no spots; a cat at home is small and not wild. Place: Africa or Asia, or a zoo. Not shepherd (a person with sheep) — different word.

Meaning

A large wild cat with yellow fur and black spots.

Examples

• “The leopard is sleeping in the tree.”
• “The leopard climbed into the tree.”
• “Do not go near the leopard at the zoo.”

Good to know

a leopard (spots). Contrast: lion (mane, no spots), pet cat (small). Place: wild / zoo.

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