Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - leopard
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Leopard
leopard
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lepart, leupart, from Late Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, from leon lion + pardos ~ Date: 13th century 1. 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 2. a heraldic representation of a lion passant guardant • ~ess noun
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n. (fem. leopardess) 1 any large African or Asian flesh-eating cat, Panthera pardus, with either a black-spotted yellowish-fawn or all black coat. Also called PANTHER. 2 Heraldry a lion passant guardant as in the arms of England. 3 (attrib.) spotted like a leopard (leopard moth). Phrases and idioms leopard's bane any plant of the genus Doronicum, with large yellow daisy-like flowers. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL f. late Gk leopardos (as LION, PARD) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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леопард, барс, пантера (Panthera pardus) – American leopard – clouded leopard – hunting leopard – painted leopard – sea leopard – snow leopard ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. леопард, барс (Panthera pardus) American leopard —- ягуар (Pardus onca) snow leopard —- ирбис, снежный барс (Pardus uncia) 2. мех или шкура леопарда leopard rug —- ковер из шкуры леопарда 3. геральдический лев с поднятой лапой 4. золотая монета Эдуарда III с геральдическим львом Id: can the leopard change his spots? —- библ. может ли барс переменить пятна свои?; может ли человек изменить свою природу? ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(leopards) A leopard is a type of large, wild cat. Leopards have yellow fur and black spots, and live in Africa and Asia. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a large animal of the cat family, with yellow fur and black spots, which lives in Africa and southern Asia 2 a leopard can't change its spots used to say that people cannot change their character ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 13c., from O.Fr. leupart, from L.L. leopardus, from Gk. leopardos, from leon "lion" + pardos "male panther." The animal was thought in ancient times to be a hybrid of these two species. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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