clouded leopard

noun

cloud·ed leopard ˈklau̇-dəd-

: either of two medium-sized, often arboreal cats (Neofelis nebulosa of mainland southeast Asia and N. diardi of Borneo and Sumatra) that are grayish to yellowish with darker irregular rings, ovals, and rosettes

… new analysis shows the clouded leopards of Borneo (and also Sumatra) are a bit darker than their mainland cousins, with smaller cloud-shaped markings.—

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Leopards including clouded leopards, Sunda clouded leopards and snow leopards. —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 June 2024 On Friday, January 13, zoo staff discovered a clouded leopard, Nova, had escaped her habitat after a section of fencing had been cut. —

Andi Babineau, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023 This includes the clouded leopard, black-footed cat, fennec fox, vampire bats and aardvarks. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2024 The new habitat is also home to two species that have never been on display at the Fort Worth Zoo — the clouded leopard and the African leopard. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for clouded leopard

Word History

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1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of clouded leopard was in 1903

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