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leopard

/lep-erd/US // ˈlɛp ərd //UK // (ˈlɛpəd) //

豹子,美洲豹,花豹,豹类

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large, spotted Asian or African carnivore, Panthera pardus, of the cat family, usually tawny with black markings; the Old World panther: all leopard populations are threatened or endangered.
    • : the fur or pelt of this animal.
    • : any of various related cats resembling this animal.
    • : Heraldry. a lion represented from the side as walking, usually with one forepaw raised, and looking toward the spectator.
    • : Numismatics. an Anglo-Gallic gold coin issued by Edward III, equal to half a florin, bearing the figure of a leopard.a silver Anglo-Gallic coin issued by Henry V.
    • : Military. a 42-ton West German tank with a 105 mm gun.

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Examples

  • Instead, take your time gazing at the buffalos, elephants, rhinos, leopards and lions.

  • If 25 or more neighbors respond with a letter saying they are not interested in having a leopard on the block, the leopard is not allowed.

  • At the same time, they’re building wildlife reserves for the wolves and snow leopards.

  • Lions and leopards were seen snoozing out in the open in national parks where they would normally be more wary of human visitors.

  • If any type of symbol held sway over this community, it was more likely to be a leopard than a woman.

  • Their captors wore palm leaves, leopard skins, and magical relics to make themselves immune to bullets.

  • A leopard seal is “about a thousand-pound animal with lots of teeth,” Perryman explains.

  • She sports a Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane leopard button-down, a black blazer, and red leather pants.

  • Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

  • Later she volunteered at Snow Leopard Trust and the Akre Tiger Sanctuary in Bellingham.

  • If the Ethiopian can change his skin, or the leopard his spots: you also may do well, when you have learned evil.

  • She was red-haired by courtesy of the local beauty parlor, cuddling up in a flashy little leopard fur number.

  • You never shoot an animal weaker than yourself, and if you want to shoot a tiger or a leopard, you give it a warning.

  • The species of the leopard seems to be subject to more varieties than that of the panther and the ounce.

  • In Europe, though scarce, they are of no great value; those of the panther and leopard being held in much greater estimation.