The name of the leopard (Panthera Pardus) derives from Greek words that means lion and panther, because of an earlier belief that leopards were a hybrid between a lion and panther.
Leina la nkwe (Panthera Pardus) le bopilwe gotswa mo mafokong a seGerika a a kayang tau le panther, ka ntlha ya tumelo ya maloba ya gore dinkwe e ne ele letsopa-tswakwa gotswa magareng ga tau le panther.