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leopardess

American  
[lep-er-dis] / ˈlɛp ər dɪs /

noun

  1. a female leopard.


Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of leopardess

First recorded in 1560–70; leopard + -ess


Example Sentences

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Nature The new episode “The Leopard Legacy” relates the family saga of a powerful leopardess that rules over a large realm along the Luangwa River of Zambia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2021

The leopardess flirted by flicking her tail in the face of her mate until he sprang with fang and claw, snarling, whirling.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he looked in to her eyes he fancied that he saw a young leopardess from an African jungle looking at him through the lithe, graceful form of a Southern woman.

From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Thomas Dixon

This was no Darby and Joan fireside; a wizard with his enchanted leopardess, rather.

From The Branding Iron by Katharine Newlin Burt

He turned toward the side table and lifted the desk instrument, but with the impetuous swiftness of a leopardess she came to her feet and sprang upon him.

From The Tyranny of Weakness by Paul Stahr

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