"leopardess" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-leopardess.ogg [US] Forms: leopardesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English leopard English ess English leopardess From leopard + ess. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|leopard|ess<id:-female>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English leopard English ess English leopardess From leopard + ess. Head templates: {{en-noun}} leopardess (plural leopardesses)
  1. A female leopard. Derived forms: snow leopardess Translations (female leopard): נמרתא (nmartā’) [feminine] (Aramaic), ܢܡܪܬܐ (nmartā’) [Syriac, feminine] (Aramaic), женски леопа́рд (ženski leopárd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), леопа́рдка (leopárdka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), леопа́рдица (leopárdica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), leopardino (Esperanto), léoparde [feminine] (French), Leopardin [feminine] (German), lamparcica [feminine] (Polish), leoparda [feminine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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