Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LEOP'ARD, n. [lep'ard; L. leo, lion, and pardus, pard, Gr. παρδος, from Heb. פרד, to separate, that is, spotted, broken into spots.]

A carnivorous digitigrade mammal belonging to the genus Felis, i.e. the Cat group. It inhabits central Africa. Its fur is yellow, with at least ten ranges of small black clusters of spots on each flank.