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snow leopard
noun
- a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera ( Uncia ) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
snow leopard
noun
- a large feline mammal, Panthera uncia, of mountainous regions of central Asia, closely related to the leopard but having a long pale brown coat marked with black rosettes Also calledounce
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Word History and Origins
Origin of snow leopard1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Later she volunteered at Snow Leopard Trust and the Akre Tiger Sanctuary in Bellingham.
From The Daily Beast
In other words, it is hardly ever seen below the snow-line, and is often known as the snow-leopard.
From Project Gutenberg
Another leopard is the snow-leopard, which inhabits high altitudes only.
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Animal life seemed to abound, for while I was sketching the panorama before me, a snow leopard bounded gracefully past us.
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Prince Sanang, tell me, what man or what devil in all the chronicles of the past has ever tamed a Snow-Leopard?
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While I was sketching this panorama a snow leopard bounded gracefully before us.
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