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pardos
Greek · ancient
"a spotted big cat"
a spotted big cat
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leopardus
Late Latin · ancient
"a lion-panther hybrid"
formed from leo (lion) and pardus (panther), once thought to be a lion-panther hybrid
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leopart
Old French · medieval
"the spotted big cat"
carried into French for the spotted big cat
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leopard
English · 1200s
"a spotted big cat native to Africa and Asia"
settled as the English word for the spotted big cat
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