hunting leopard

noun

1. the cheetah.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hunting leopard¹

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

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

The Chetah or Hunting Leopard is the one species of the genus Cynœlurus.

From Project Gutenberg

Four of these belong to the Old World—the true leopard, panther, the cheetah, or hunting leopard, and the ounce.

From Project Gutenberg

"When I heard it," Gilfain broke in, "remembering what you had said about the hunting leopard, I was deuced well bashed, I assure you."

From Project Gutenberg

The lion and the hunting leopard, which may be considered as in this epoch at least, Ethiopian types extend thus far, besides various species of jerboa and other desert-loving forms.

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