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Leopard vs Goat - What's the difference?

leopard | goat |

As nouns the difference between leopard and goat

is that leopard is Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat, indigenous to Africa and Asia while goat is a mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.

As a verb goat is

to allow goats to feed on.

leopard

Alternative forms

* lybard * libbard

Noun

(en noun)
  • Panthera pardus , a large wild cat with a spotted coat, indigenous to Africa and Asia.
  • * 1990 , Dorothy L. Cheney, How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species , 1992, page 284,
  • During all such cases when we were present they responded by giving repeated alarm calls, even when the leopard' was already feeding on a carcass. We wanted to determine whether vervets knew enough about the behavior of '''leopards''' to recognize that, even in the absence of a '''leopard''', a carcass in a tree signaled the same potential danger as did a ' leopard itself.
  • * 1998 , Oded Borowski, Every Living Thing: Daily Use of Animals in Ancient Israel , page 201,
  • The leopard (Panthera pardus'' or ''Felis pardus cf tulliana ) is a close relative of the lion, but biblical references mentioning it are very few, suggesting that it was not as common.
  • * 2005 , Richard Ellis, Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine , page 197,
  • Leopard skins have always been desirable commodities because of their spectacular spotted patterns.
  • Either of two similar large cats native to Asia, also with spotted coats: Neofelis nebulosa'' (clouded leopard) or ''Uncia uncia (snow leopard).
  • * 2005 , Eric Dinerstein, Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations , page 81,
  • There are plenty of beautiful cats among the thirty-nine species in the Felidae family, but the three leopards'—clouded, common, and snow—may be the most visually stunning. Cloaked in the most beautiful fur of any cat, the reclusive clouded ' leopard is the Greta Garbo of the lot; it lives a solitary life in the remote jungles of Asia, from Nepal to Borneo.
  • Specifically, a male leopard ; in contrast to leopardess .
  • (heraldiccharge) A lion passant guardant.
  • Synonyms

    * (Panthera pardus) common leopard

    Derived terms

    * a leopard cannot change its spots * clouded leopard * common leopard * leopardess * leopard cat * leopard complex * leopard frog * leopard gecko * leopard moth * leopard seal * leopard shark * leopard tortoise * leopard's head * leopardsbane * Louisiana Catahoula leopard dog * snow leopard

    Hypernyms

    * panther

    Anagrams

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    goat

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia goat) (en noun)
  • A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus'', and similar species of the genus ''Capra .
  • (slang) A lecherous man.
  • * etymology: from the slang term "horny as a goat"
  • (informal) A scapegoat.
  • * 2008 , "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008
  • Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.
  • * 1997 , "", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas
  • Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.
  • Nickname for the Pontiac GTO
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Holonyms

    * (group of goats) tribe, herd

    Derived terms

    * act the goat * billygoat * get one's goat * goat's breath * goatfish * goatee * goatherd * goatish * goatpox * mountain goat * scapegoat

    See also

    * chevon * ewe * herd * hircine * kid * ram * tribe *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To allow goats to feed on.
  • * 1918 , Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51
  • Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously
  • To scapegoat.
  • * 2001 , "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today , July 15, 2001
  • John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

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