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[[File:GtsklLeopard.jpg|thumb|A leopard, the animal with a classic ''leopard'' hair coat pattern]]
A '''leopard''' pattern is a spotted color pattern, particularly in the hair coat or skin of [[animal]]s, but can also describe spotting patterns in [[plant]]s and [[fabric]]s.<ref name="inside"/><ref name="verily"/> The term refers to the black and gold spotted coat of the [[leopard]] cat,<ref name="leopardspots"/> but is used to describe many color combinations that result in spots scattered randomly across the skin or hair coat of other animals.
Examples of animals with coloring patterns termed ''leopard'' include many great cats in the genus ''[[Panthera]]'', the [[leopard frog]], the "leopard" spotting pattern in the [[Appaloosa]] and [[Knabstrupper]] breeds of [[horse]]s, the [[leopard seal]], insects such as the [[giant leopard moth]], and fish species such as the [[leopard darter]], [[leopard shark]], and the [[leopard eel]]. Examples of plants that use the term include the [[Dieffenbachia|leopard lily]], and the [[Belamcanda chinensis|leopard flower]].
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==References==
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<ref name="verily">https://verilymag.com/2018/11/womens-leopard-print</ref>
<ref name="inside">https://www.theinside.com/blog/leopard-vs-cheetah-prints/</ref>
<ref name="leopardspots">https://phys.org/news/2010-10-stripes-odyssey-big-cats.html</ref>
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