Definition
A large wild cat with yellowish fur covered in dark spots, found mainly in Africa and parts of Asia. Leopards are strong, fast, and good at climbing trees.
Etymology
From Old French *leupart* and Latin *leopardus*, a blend of Greek *leōn* (lion) and *pardos* (spotted cat). People once thought the leopard was a hybrid between a lion and another big cat.
Kelly Says
The very name ‘leopard’ hides an ancient scientific mistake—people thought it was half lion, half some other cat. It’s a reminder that even wrong ideas can live on for thousands of years inside our vocabulary.
Translations
CACatalà
leopard
le-o-pard
CSČeština
levhart
lev-hart
DADansk
leopard
le-o-pard
DEDeutsch
Leopard
lay-oh-pard
ELΕλληνικά
λέοντας
lee-on-tas
ESEspañol
leopardo
le-o-PAR-doh
FISuomi
leopardi
leo-par-dee
FRFrançais
léopard
le-o-par
HIहिन्दी
तेंदुआ
ten-doo-a
HUMagyar
párduc
par-doosh
IDBahasa Indonesia
harimau belang
ha-ree-mau be-lang
ITItaliano
leopardo
le-o-PAR-doh
MSBahasa Melayu
harimau belang
ha-ree-mau be-lang
NLNederlands
leeuw
lay-oo
NONorsk
leopard
le-o-pard
PLPolski
leopard
le-o-pard
PTPortuguês
leopardo
le-o-PAR-doh
RORomână
leopard
le-o-pard
RUРусский
леOPARD
le-o-pard
SVSvenska
leopard
le-o-pard
TEతెలుగు
బంగారు
ban-ga-ru
TLTL
leopardo
le-o-PAR-doh
UKУкраїнська
леопард
leo-pard
ZUZU
ingonyama
in-go-nya-ma