ברדלס

Hebrew

ברדלס

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάρδαλις (párdalis, “leopard”).

Noun

בַּרְדְּלָס • (bard'lás) m (plural indefinite בַּרְדְּלָסִים)

1. (zoology) cheetah (a distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal)
2. (Talmud) a female hyena

References

• “ברדלס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• ברדלס on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he