noun

• Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).
• (inexact) A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
• The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a large wild cat native to Asia.
• The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a large wild cat native to Asia.
• (heraldry) A lion passant guardant.
• Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Phalanta, having black markings on an orange base.
• A surname.