leopard cat

Zool.: Felis benga lens is , a beautiful Indian species. Yellowish-gray to bright tawny, white below, longitudinally striped on head, shoulders, and back. spots on the side. Extreme length from thirty-five to thirty-nine inches, of which about twelve are made up by the tail. Found in India from the hilly regions to Ceylon, and extends westward to Java and Sumatra. It is extremely fierce, and is said to drop on deer, and eat its way into the neck. leopard-seal, s. [SEA-LEOPARD.] leopard-tortoise, s. Zool.: Testudo pardalis , a small tortoise from equatorial and sub-tropical regions. leopard-wood, leopard's-wood, s. Comm.: A popular name for the timber of Brosimum aubletii , a South American tree, of the order Artocarpacese.