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irbis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ĭr′bĭs
  • rhymes with -ɪɹbɪs

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noun

Meaning 1

snow leopard (large feline mammal, Panthera uncia, native to mountain ranges of central Asia)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian и́рбис (írbis).

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: irbis — snow leopard