leopard
noun /ˈlepəd/
/ˈlepərd/
Idioms - a large animal of the cat family, usually with yellow-brown fur with black spots. Leopards live in Africa and southern Asia. compare leopardess, pantherTopics Animalsb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryLeopard is used before these nouns:
- skin
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin leopardus, from late Greek leopardos, from leōn ‘lion’ + pardos.
Idioms
a leopard cannot change its spots
- (saying) people cannot change their character, especially if they have a bad character
- You didn’t really expect her to be on time, did you? A leopard can’t change its spots.