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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 1990 Denver Business Journal profile noted she had killed a rhinoceros, a lion and a leopard in the preceding year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When a customer told her she wanted a pair of Khaite’s sold-out, half-calf leopard pants, she reached out to her counterpart and the Khaite CEO made it happen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Afterwards, the leopard hid near the counter so both employees managed to escape.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

“In here are the blackened bones of the lion and leopard, along with other powerful roots and herbs.”

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

He caught a brief glimpse of Piper leaping across a hopscotch pattern of fiery pits, making her way toward Nico, who was dazed and weaponless and being stalked by a pair of leopards.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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