clouded leopard

American  

noun

1. a medium-sized wild cat, Felis nebulosa, with brownish-gray fur spotted or striped with black, native to southeastern Asia and Indonesia: an endangered species.

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Etymology

Origin of clouded leopard

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

A similar cut to an enclosure was found in the first case, when Nova, a 25-pound clouded leopard, was missing Jan. 13, zoo officials said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

A string of suspicious incidents began at the zoo earlier this month when a young clouded leopard escaped from its exhibit through a cut-out hole.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2023

On Jan. 13, a female clouded leopard disappeared for several hours, prompting a “Code Blue” alert at the zoo, which indicates that a nondangerous animal is out of its habitat.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2023

On Friday, arriving zoo workers discovered that a clouded leopard named Nova was missing from her habitat.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023

One day, Tao Tao was introduced to a “predator”—a clouded leopard stuffed toy, smeared with leopard pee and poo and plopped in the middle of the forest.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh