leopard

1. 1.

   the pelt of a leopard

   Broaderfur
2. 2.

   large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

   SynonymsPanthera pardus

   Broaderbig cat

   Narrowerleopardesspanther

   Part ofPanthera

Other forms of leopard

plural

leopards·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about leopard

What does leopard mean?

leopard means "the pelt of a leopard". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in leopard?

leopard has 2 syllables: leop-ard. The stress falls on "leop". In IPA it is /ˈlɛpɚd/.

What is another word for leopard?

Close synonyms include Panthera pardus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leopard a common word?

leopard is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.