leopardess

1 8.1

A female big cat with a yellow coat and dark spots

noun
/ˈlɛpərdɛs/

: leopardo hembra

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Examples

A leopardess does not change its spots.

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The leopardess quietly stalked her prey through the tall grass.
In the wildlife documentary, the leopardess skillfully cared for her young cubs.
At the zoo, visitors watched the majestic leopardess lounging under the sun.

Synonyms

leopard

vsleopardess

58 1.0

A large wild cat with yellow-brown fur and black spots that lives in Africa and Asia

refers specifically to the female of that species

Panthera pardus

vsleopardess

Specialized

1 7.9

A large wild cat from Africa and Asia with a yellow-brown coat and black spots

is the everyday term for the female of that species

Surface Forms

leopardess singular

leopardesses plural

Morphology

leopardess = leopard (transparent) = leopard + ess

The form is the noun 'leopard' plus the productive feminine suffix '-ess', yielding 'female leopard', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Leopardess is formed from leopard (the spotted big cat) plus the ending -ess, a common way to show 'female' in English, like lioness. So a leopardess is simply a female leopard.