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[[File:GtsklLeopard.jpg|thumb|A Leopard, the animal with a classic ''Leopard'' hair coat pattern]]

A '''Leopardleopard''' pattern is a term used to describe a spotted color pattern, particularly in the hair coat or skin of [[animal]]s, but also used to describe spotting patterns in [[plant]]s and [[fabric]]s. The term is derivedrefers fromto the black and gold spotted coat of the [[Leopard]] cat, but is used to describe many color combinations that result in spots scattered randomly across the skin or hair coat of other animals. Leopard may also be used to describe [[fabric]] designs that imitate the coat pattern of Leopards or other animals.

Examples of animals with coloring patterns termed ''Leopard'' include many great cats in the [[Panthera species]], 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]] and the [[Leopard shark]]. Examples of plants that use the term include the [[Dieffenbachia|Leopard Lily]], and the [[Belamcanda chinensis|Leopard flower]].