leopard vs pelt

leopard and pelt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leopard	Yes	No	No	No
pelt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pelt is a hypernym of leopard; that is, pelt is a word with a broader meaning than leopard:

Other hypernyms of leopard include fur.

leopard (noun)	pelt (noun)
large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots	body covering of a living animal
the pelt of a leopard	the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

leopard (verb)	pelt (verb)
	attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
	cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
	rain heavily