'Leopard cat' definitions:
Definition of 'leopard cat'
From: WordNet
noun
Small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia [syn: leopard cat, Felis bengalensis]
Definition of 'Leopard cat'
From: GCIDE
- Leopard \Leop"ard\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd), n. [OE. leopart, leparde, lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. l['e]opard, L. leopardus, fr. Gr. leo`pardos; le`wn lion + pa`rdos pard. See Lion, and Pard.] (Zool.) A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther ({Felis pardus}) is regarded as a variety of leopard. [1913 Webster]
- Hunting leopard. See Cheetah.
- Leopard cat (Zool.) any one of several species or varieties of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and the East Indies; esp., Felis Bengalensis.
- Leopard marmot. See Gopher, 2. [1913 Webster]