Leopard (disambiguation)

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is a big cat now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Leopard can also refer to:

Animals

• Amur Leopard (pardus orientalis), related species of Northeast Asia
• Snow Leopard or ounce (Uncia uncia), related species of Central Asia
• Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), related species of South/Southeast Asia
• Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), wildcat species of Southeast Asia
• Leopard (pattern), the spotting pattern characteristic of Leopards
• Leopard complex, the genetic alllele responsible for leopard-spotting in horses
• Leopardus, another genus of small cats

Machines

• Leopard 1, a German main battle tank (1965-)
• Leopard 2, a modern German main battle tank (1979-), used by the armed forces of Germany and several other countries
• Leopard 2E, a modern Spanish tank.
• Leopard (rocket), a British rocket
• HMS Leopard, name of several Royal Navy ships
• French destroyer Léopard, warship of World War II
• South Devon Railway Leopard class, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive, and the class of similar locomotives
• Leopard (car), luxury car designed by Polish designer for Sweden-based company
• Nissan Leopard, Japanese luxury sports car
• Leyland Leopard bus

Computing

• DR DOS "Leopard", the code-name of Digital Research's DR DOS 5.0
• Mac OS X v10.5, known as Leopard, the sixth major release of Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

Other

• The Leopard, a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
• The Leopard, a film by Luchino Visconti
• Leopard syndrome, rare autosomal dominant multisystem disease, associated with high numbers of surface skin lesions
• Leopard (heraldry), a heraldic beast
• Half Florin or Leopard, English coin of Edward III
• Leopard, a locally monthly magazine based in Aberdeen, Scotland

See also

• Leopards (disambiguation)
• Leopardi (disambiguation)