Leopard vs. Hyena

Leopardnoun

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

Leopardnoun

(inexact) The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), a similar-looking large wild cat native to Asia.

Leopardnoun

(inexact) The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a similar-looking large wild cat native to Asia.

Leopardnoun

(heraldry) A lion passant guardant.

Leopardnoun

A large, savage, carnivorous mammal (Felis leopardus). It is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther (Felis pardus) is regarded as a variety of leopard.

Leopardnoun

the pelt of a leopard

Leopardnoun

large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera, a member of the cat family, Felidae. It occurs in a wide range in sub-Saharan Africa, in some parts of Western and Central Asia, Southern Russia, and on the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and East Asia.

Hyenanoun

Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera Hyaena and Crocuta), native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.

Hyenanoun

(Sub-saharan Africa) A man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.

Hyenanoun

Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyænidæ, doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three living species are known. They are large and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in their habits.

Hyenanoun

doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

Hyenanoun

a doglike African mammal with forelimbs that are longer than the hindlimbs and an erect mane. Hyenas are noted as scavengers but most are also effective hunters.

Hyena

Hyenas, or hyaenas (from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, hýaina), are feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae . With only four extant species (in three genera), it is the fifth-smallest biological family in the Carnivora and one of the smallest in the class Mammalia.