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snow leopard

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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.

In other words, it is hardly ever seen below the snow-line, and is often known as the snow-leopard.

Another leopard is the snow-leopard, which inhabits high altitudes only.

Animal life seemed to abound, for while I was sketching the panorama before me, a snow leopard bounded gracefully past us.

Prince Sanang, tell me, what man or what devil in all the chronicles of the past has ever tamed a Snow-Leopard?

While I was sketching this panorama a snow leopard bounded gracefully before us.

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