Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leopard"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
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).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
{Hunting leopard}. See {Cheetah}.
{Leopard cat} (Zo["o]l.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {Panthera pardus}]
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