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ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
- leopard (n.)
- late 13c., from O.Fr. lebard, leupart (12c., Mod.Fr. léopard), from L.L. leopardus, lit. "lion-pard," from Gk. leopardos, from leon "lion" + pardos "male panther," which generally is said to be connected to Skt. prdakuh "panther, tiger." The animal was thought in ancient times to be a hybrid of these two species.
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