[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/leopard/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) / leopard # leopard noun (a leopard, leopards) «leopard» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A leopard is a big wild cat with yellow fur covered in dark spots called rosettes; it lives in Africa and parts of Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#m1) 2. Leopards are strong climbers and often drag their food up into trees to keep it safe from lions and hyenas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#m2) 3. «Leopard print» is a pattern on clothes that looks like a leopard's spots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#m3) ### In the lessons In science lessons leopards come up in camouflage (spots help them hide in the shade), food chains (top predator) and comparing big cats: a cheetah has solid round spots and a slim body, a jaguar has bigger rosettes with dots inside and lives in the Americas. The saying «a leopard can't change its spots» means people do not really change who they are. A black leopard is often called a black panther. ### Examples - The leopard rested on a branch in the afternoon heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x1) - A leopard's spots help it hide in the long grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x2) - The leopard dragged its catch up into a tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x3) - Leopards hunt mostly at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x4) - A black panther is often a leopard with very dark fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x5) - Gran wore a leopard-print scarf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x6) - «A leopard can't change its spots», said Dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x7) - There you will see many wild beasts—lions, tigers, leopards, apes, and so on. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/#x8) ### Note Plural «leopards». Spelling trap: «leo-pard», the «o» is silent; say «LEP-erd». Do not mix up leopard, cheetah and jaguar: cheetahs have simple spots and tear marks on the face; jaguars live in the Americas and have dots inside their rosettes. The young is a «cub». ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: Jeremiah uses the leopard's spots to say that deep habits are hard to change. Hosea uses the leopard as a picture of God's judgment. In the primary lessons: In science lessons leopards come up in camouflage (spots help them hide in the shade), food chains (top predator) and comparing big cats: a cheetah has solid round spots and a slim body, a jaguar has bigger rosettes with dots inside and lives in the Americas. The saying «a leopard can't change its spots» means people do not really change who they are. A black leopard is often called a black panther. ### Examples - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? (Prophets JER.13.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leopard/#x1) - Therefore am I become unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; (Prophets HOS.13.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leopard/#x2) - Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon; look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. (Writings SNG.4.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leopard/#x3) ### Note Plural «leopards». Spelling trap: «leo-pard», the «o» is silent; say «LEP-erd». Do not mix up leopard, cheetah and jaguar: cheetahs have simple spots and tear marks on the face; jaguars live in the Americas and have dots inside their rosettes. The young is a «cub». ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «leopard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leopard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«leopard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leopard.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «leopard» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leopard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«leopard» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/leopard.html) on Mova free.