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Leopard cat   /lˈɛpərd kæt/   Listen
noun
Leopard  n.  (Zool.) 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 (Zool.) 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.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Leopard cat" Quotes from Famous Books



... got married to one-armed Manel jumping over a broomstick. And I wouldn't wonder a mite if 'twas true. She was a queer looking old hag with black, piercing eyes and a proud way of walking. The boys are a wild crew. Why, I remember this girl Deolda, like a little leopard cat with blue-black shadows in her hair and eyes like saucers, selling berries at the ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various



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