Dictionary 1. (n.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the body.2. (n.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. Thesaurus Leo Siberian tiger bobcat cat-a-mountain catamount cheetah cougar jaguar leopard lion lynx mountain lion ocelot painter puma simba tiger wildcat |