leopardess
Female spotted predator
A leopardess is a female leopard—the large spotted wild cat of Africa and Asia.
The word appears mainly in nature writing and wildlife documentaries: The leopardess dragged her kill into a tree.
Like lioness and tigress, it's formed with the feminine suffix -ess, though plain "leopard" serves for either sex in most contexts.
Large wild feline
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
claws · paws · tail · fur · rosettes · cub · wildlife · fauna
Circular ornamental clusters
pattern · camouflage · golden · sleek · muscular · lithe · svelte · graceful
big cat
Large wild feline
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
whiskers · claws · paws · tail · fur · rosettes · cub · wildlife · fauna · nocturnal
rosettes
Circular ornamental clusters
coat · pattern · camouflage · golden · sleek · muscular · lithe · svelte · graceful · agile
prowl
Roam stealthily
prey · chase · capture · predator · carnivore · tracking · scent · nocturnal · survival · territory
cub
Young wild mammal
- denPrivate room or lair
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- protectiveServing to guard
nurturing · offspring · litter · maternal · weaning · teaching · vigilant · devoted · fierce · rearing