LEOPARDS

"LEOPARDS" is a plural of: leopard.

Date "LEOPARDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Leopards So the French designate the English, because their heralds describe our device as a lion leopardé. Bertrand du Guesclin, the famous Breton, declared that men "devoyent bien honorer la noble Fleur-de-lis, plus qu'ils ne faisaient le félon Liépard." Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Crosswords: LEOPARDS

English words defined with "LEOPARDS": family Felidae, Felidae ♦ genus Panthera ♦ Panthera. (references)

Specialty definitions using "LEOPARDS": Cat Diseases ♦ Leopard. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Leopards on the left, rhinos on the right, monkeys in the middle. (Fierce Creatures; writing credit: John Cleese and Iain Johnstone.)
Lyrics	Big cities are jungles an' men're like leopards (THAT'S KILLER JOE; performing artist: Manhattan Transfer)
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Domain	Title
Books	Face Art: From Cowboys to Clowns, Ladybugs to Leopards, 15 Amazingly Original Designs for the Perfect Children's Party. with Other and Paint Brush and (reference) A Lurk of Leopards. (reference) International pedigree book of snow leopards, Panthera uncia (reference) (more book examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Leopards and bacchantes in torch procession to water with Pan in background. Credit: Library of Congress.
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Play	Caption
	Leopard; leopards; growl; growling; growls; hissing; hiss; wildcat; fierce.
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"LEOPARDS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 95.83% of the time. "LEOPARDS" is used about 96 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	95.83%	92	34,282
Noun (proper)	4.17%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	96	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "LEOPARDS": sea-leopards.
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The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "LEOPARDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		Leoparden. (various references)

Pig Latin		eopardslay
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Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Panthera pardus. (various references)
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Language	Date	Source	Habakkuk Chapter 1, Verse 8
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai exalountai uper pardaleiV oi ippoi autou kai oxuteroi uper touV lukouV thV arabiaV kai exippasontai oi ippeiV autou kai ormhsousin makroqen kai petasqhsontai wV aetoV proqumoV eiV to fagein
Latin	405	Vulgate	Leviores pardis equi eius et velociores lupis vespertinis et diffundentur equites eius equites namque eius de longe venient volabunt quasi aquila festinans ad comedendum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	His horsis liyter than pardis, and swifter than euyn wolues, and his horsmen shuln be scatrid abrode; for whi horsmen shuln cum fro fer, thei shuln flee as an egle hastynge to ete.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.
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Language	Habakkuk Chapter 1, Verse 8
Cebuano	Ang ilang mga kabayo usab matulin pa kay sa mga leopardo, ug labing mabangis kay sa mga lobo sa kagabhion; ug, ang ilang mga magkakabayo nanagpadayon nga mapahitas-on: oo, ang ilang mga magkakabayo nagagikan sa halayo; sila nagalupad ingon sa agila nga nagadali aron sa paglamoy.
Croatian	Konji su mu brži od leoparda, hitriji od vukova uveèer; jahaèi mu poskakuju, stižu izdaleka, ustremljeni k'o orlovi da plijen proždru.
Danish	Dets Heste er rappere end Pantere, mer viltre end Ulve ved Kvæld; dets Rytterheste kommer i Spring, flyvende langvejs fra. Som Ørnen i Fart efter Føde
Dutch	Want zijn paarden zijn lichter dan de luipaarden, en zij zijn scherper dan de avondwolven, en zijn ruiters verspreiden zich; ja, zijn ruiters zullen van verre komen, zij zullen vliegen als een arend, zich spoedende om te eten.
Finnish	Sen hevoset ovat nopeammat kuin pantterit, ne juoksevat kiivaammin kuin sudet illoin. Sen ratsumiehet kiidättävät - kaukaa tulevat sen ratsumiehet, ne lentävät, niinkuin kotka syöksyy syönnökselleen.
French	Ses chevaux sont plus rapides que les léopards, Plus agiles que les loups du soir, Et ses cavaliers s`avancent avec orgueil; Ses cavaliers arrivent de loin, Ils volent comme l`aigle qui fond sur sa proie.
German	Ihre Rosse sind schneller denn die Parder und behender denn die Wölfe des Abends. Ihre Reiter ziehen in großen Haufen von ferne daher, als flögen sie, wie die Adler eilen zum Aas.
Haitian Creole	Chwal yo kouri pi rèd pase chat mawon. Yo pi move pase chen mawon ki grangou. Kavalye yo soti byen lwen, y'ap kouri vini. Yo tankou malfini k'ap plonje sou poul.
Hungarian	És lovai serényebbek a párduczoknál, és gyorsabbak az estveli farkasoknál, és elõtörtetnek az õ lovasai; és az õ lovasai messzirõl jõnek, repülnek, mint a zsákmányra sietõ keselyû.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Kudanya lebih cepat daripada macan tutul, dan lebih ganas daripada serigala yang sedang lapar. Pasukan berkudanya datang dari negeri-negeri jauh; mereka datang seperti burung elang yang menyambar mangsanya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Adapun kudanya itu terlebih tangkas dari pada harimau kumbang, dan terlebih galak dari pada gurk pada malam; bahwa segala orang berkendaraannya itu menampil dari jauh, mereka itu datang beterbangan seperti burung nasar yang menyambar mangsanya.
Maori	He tere atu a ratou hoiho i te reparo, he nanakia atu i te wuruhi o te ahiahi: ka tohatoha noa atu o ratou kaieke hoiho: ae ra, ka haere mai ano a ratou kaieke hoiho i tawhiti; ko ta ratou rere rite tonu ki ta te ekara e hohoro ana ki te kai.
Norwegian	Dets hester er raskere enn leoparder og skarpere til å springe enn ulver om aftenen; dets ryttere sprenger frem, dets ryttere kommer langt borte fra, de flyver som en ørn når den styrter sig over sitt rov.
Portuguese	Os seis cavalos são mais ligeiros do que os leopardos, se mais ferozes do que os lobos a tarde; os seus cavaleiros espalham-se por toda a parte; sim, os seus cavaleiros vêm de longe; voam como a águia que se apressa a devorar.
Rumanian	Caii lui sknt mai iuyi deckt leoparzii, mai sprinteni deckt lupii de searq, wi cqlqreyii lui knainteazq kn galop de departe, sboarq ca vulturul care se repede asupra prqzii.
Spanish	Sus caballos serán más veloces que leopardos y más ágiles que lobos vespertinos. Sus jinetes se dispersarán haciendo cabriolas. Vendrán de lejos, volarán como águilas que se apresuran a devorar.
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Misspellings
	"LEOPARDS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: jeopards, lepard, leppard, lyobands. (additional references)
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# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "LEOPARDS" (pronounced le"perdz)
5	-e" p er d z	shepherds.
3	-er d z	afterwards, backwards, bastards, billiards, biohazards, blackbirds, blizzards, buzzards, buzzwords, carryforwards, collards, cowards, cupboards, downwards, drunkards, forwards, gurnards, hazards, innards, laggards, lizards, mallards, mustards, onwards, orchards, outwards, Oxfords, placards, standards, stewards, upwards, vineyards, westwards, wizards.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-e-l-o-p-r-s"
	-1 letter: deposal, leopard, loaders, ordeals, paroled, paroles, pedalos, pedlars, polders, presold, reloads, reposal.
	-2 letters: adores, alders, aldose, aslope, dopers, dorsal, dorsel, drapes, laders, lapsed, lapser, loader, lopers, operas, ordeal, oreads, padles, padres, pareos, parled, parles, parole, parols, parsed, pearls, pedalo, pedals, pedlar, pedros, pleads, polars, polder, polers, proles, prosed, rasped, reload, resold, sarode.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-e-l-o-p-r-s"
	+1 letter: polarised, poulardes, prolapsed.
	+2 letters: doorplates, leopardess, overpedals, overplaids, paloverdes, spheroidal, sporulated.
	+3 letters: camelopards, depolarizes, disprovable, drosophilae, hydroplanes, loudspeaker, outsparkled, palindromes, periodicals, polyandries, popularised, procedurals, quadrupoles, scolopendra, swordplayer, tetraploids.
	+4 letters: candlepowers, depilatories, depolarizers, dimercaprols, haloperidols, leopardesses, loudspeakers, paddleboards, personalised, personalized, petrodollars, placeholders, plasterboard, postcardlike, pterodactyls, scolopendras, spheroidally, swordplayers, tradespeople.
	+5 letters: chlamydospore, depersonalize, doppelgangers, doublespeaker, hydrocephalus, imponderables, landownership, lepidopterans, perissodactyl, plasterboards, preadolescent, procathedrals, prodigalities, superdiplomat, superovulated, tetraploidies.
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