leopardess vs leopard

leopardess and leopard both are nouns.

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

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

leopardess: female leopard
leopard: large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

Other hypernyms of leopardess include Panthera pardus.

leopardess (noun)	leopard (noun)
female leopard	large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
	the pelt of a leopard