leopard
/ˈlepəd/noun
1- a large solitary cat that has a fawn or brown coat with black spots and usually hunts at night, widespread in the forests of Africa and southern Asia豹。亦称 PANTHER.
1.1
- Panthera pardus, family Felidae.拉丁名Panthera pardus,猫科。参见 BLACK PANTHER.
1.2
- Heraldry the spotted leopard as a heraldic device; also, a lion passant guardant as in the arms of England【纹章】斑豹造型; （代表英格兰盾形纹章的）正面行进狮子造型。
1.3
- as modifier spotted like a leopard有豹斑的：
a leopard-print outfit.
豹斑花纹的专用服。
短语
a leopard can't change his spots
- proverb people can't change their basic nature〈谚〉本性难移。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from late Latin leopardus, from late Greek leopardos, from leõn 'lion' + pardos （see PARD）.