hunting leopard

American  

noun

1. the cheetah.

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Etymology

Origin of hunting leopard

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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hunting leopard

He has fallen into quicksand; tumbled from peaks; sailed into a cyclone; been shot at, searched, and detained; had his dinghy swamped among hunting leopard seals.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 30, 2019

In Chili it has the breadth and limbs approaching to those of the African lion; to the far north, it falls away in bulk, until it is as thin and agile as the hunting leopard.

From Monsieur Violet by Marryat, Frederick

One member of our family has always wanted a cheetah or hunting leopard.

From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank

One thing was certain, the cheetahs were first-rate, and there was none of the skulking and slinking back, which I had read of as characteristic of the hunting leopard.

From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

Yes, there is the common leopard and the hunting leopard; besides, I think, two or three smaller varieties, as the tiger-cat and wild cat.

From The Mission by Marryat, Frederick