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leopard

[lep-erd] / ˈlɛp ərd /
NOUN
large cat
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Among the diverse habitats are a salt marsh that serves as a nursery for leopard sharks and bat rays and kelp forests frequented by harbor seals and wrasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

A $2 painting of a leopard dangling from a branch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The company also had to iron out the logistical kinks of night safaris, when visitors might spot a hyena or an elusive leopard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Hutton had watched a young leopard pursue a squirrel into a tree, having earlier seen the cat unsuccessfully attempt to stalk a rabbit.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Not the paws of a leopard walking upright, turned against men by irreverence.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The cat haven has been operating for 28 years and houses 39 different cat species, including cheetahs, bobcats, clouded leopards, cougars and snow leopards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

For young leopards, survival is far from guaranteed: fewer than half reach independence, with male leopards, lions and other predators among the threats they face.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

It follows four rival families of lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs as they compete for dominance, with all the shifting alliances, betrayals and power struggles of a prestige drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

We found about 90 genes that were more common in these leopards, linked to body size, muscles, bones and energy use.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

She feared leopards with a terror so complete that she couldn’t breathe when she thought of them.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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