Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PARD, n. [L. pardus; Gr. παρδος; Syr. bardona. The word signifies spotted, from ברד, to hail, properly to scatter or sprinkle, as with hail.]

The leopard; or in poetry, any spotted beast. Instead of pard, we generally use leopard, the lion-pard. Pardale, from the Latin pardalis, is not used.