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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A female leopard.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A female leopard.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A female leopard.

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  • noun A female leopard.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun female leopard

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Examples

  • But the leopardess was a good one, and took him out.

    Lilith, a romance George MacDonald 1864

  • Dimly moonlighted, the cage of the leopardess was the arena of what seemed a desperate although silent struggle.

    Lilith, a romance George MacDonald 1864

  • From a shape-shifting leopardess who wants a pack-mate to be her soulmate, to a snowstorm that brings a surprise gift, these four tales will stir readers' spirits in all the right places.

    New Book Releases for Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Fantasy – November 3, 2009 Donna 2009

  • Mr. Burnham — the returning champion — was up first, nailing “leopardess.”

    Burnham, Baby, Burnham: Harper Honcho Falls at Literary Bee 2009

  • Gradually her movements became more emphatic, and suddenly under their long lashes, yellow eyes shone out, clear and bright as the eyes of a leopardess.

    Satyricon 2007

  • But the Hrum have conquered every land in their path for almost two centuries, leopardess.

    Full-Blooded Fantasy Steve Erickson 2005

  • Fans of the Vampirella character Pantha will be pleased at Lilith's constant fluid shifting between seductively beautiful woman and deadly leopardess.

    (Somewhat) Off Topic: LILITH by George MacDonald 2005

  • The queen's air of lazy indifference fell from her and she straightened with a quick lithe motion that reminded Kane of a leopardess springing erect.

    The Moon of Skulls Howard, Robert E. 2005

  • But the Hrum have conquered every land in their path for almost two centuries, leopardess.

    Full-Blooded Fantasy Steve Erickson 2005

  • Fans of the Vampirella character Pantha will be pleased at Lilith's constant fluid shifting between seductively beautiful woman and deadly leopardess.

    Archive 2005-06-26 2005

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