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.

—Helen Fields

Examples of clouded leopard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was where others posting on the mammal-watching website reported seeing some of the rarest wildlife, including tree-dwelling clouded leopards and diminutive sun bears, the smallest species of bear in the world. —Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above