Meaning & use

pardal

noun·Academic

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An archaic or poetic word for a leopard.

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In the old romance, a pardal prowled the edge of the enchanted forest.

The heraldic crest featured a pardal rearing on its hind legs.

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"Pardal" survives mainly in older English poetry and heraldry; it comes from the same Latin root, "pardus," as "leopard."

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