snow leopard

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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.

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Also called ounce².

Origin of snow leopard

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby snow leopard

snow gum, snow hole, snow ice, snow-in-summer, snow job, snow leopard, snow lily, snow line, snowmaker, snowmaking, snowman

How to use snow leopard in a sentence

His photography mainly focuses on endangered species, such as the snow leopard, the Pyrenean brown bear, or the Balearic shearwater.
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Lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars and snow leopards are all members of genus Panthera.
Scientists Say: Genus|Bethany Brookshire|May 10, 2021|Science News For Students
Yet these pastoralists share this rugged, mountainous terrain with snow leopards and Himalayan wolves that routinely target their livestock, setting up what for centuries has been a classic man-versus-animal conflict.
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Later she volunteered at Snow Leopard Trust and the Akre Tiger Sanctuary in Bellingham.
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In other words, it is hardly ever seen below the snow-line, and is often known as the snow-leopard.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
Another leopard is the snow-leopard, which inhabits high altitudes only.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband
Animal life seemed to abound, for while I was sketching the panorama before me, a snow leopard bounded gracefully past us.
In the Forbidden Land|Arnold Henry Savage Landor
Prince Sanang, tell me, what man or what devil in all the chronicles of the past has ever tamed a Snow-Leopard?
The Slayer Of souls|Robert Chambers
While I was sketching this panorama a snow leopard bounded gracefully before us.
An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet|A. Henry Savage Landor

British Dictionary definitions for snow leopard

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 rosettesAlso called: ounce

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