"leopardine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more leopardine [comparative], most leopardine [superlative]
Etymology: From leopard + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leopard|ine}} leopard + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} leopardine (comparative more leopardine, superlative most leopardine)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a leopard. Categories (lifeform): Panthers
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