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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 used to describe spotting patterns in [[plant]]s and [[fabric]]s. The term is refers to the black and gold spotted coat of the [[Leopardleopard]] cat, 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 [[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]].