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snow leopard

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ounce, Panthera uncia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: big cat, cat

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sneeuluiperd — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Southern Altai: ирбис (irbis) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Arabic: نِمْر اَلثُّلُوج (nimr aṯ-ṯulūj) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Armenian: ձյունահովազ (jyunahovaz) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Assamese: বৰফৰ বাঘ (borophor bagh) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Azerbaijani: qar bəbiri — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Azerbaijani: irbis — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Bashkir: барыс (barıs) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Belarusian: барс (bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Belarusian: сне́жны барс (snjéžny bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Belarusian: сне́жны леапа́рд (snjéžny ljeapárd) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Breton: loupard an erc'h — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Bulgarian: барс (bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Bulgarian: сне́жен барс (snéžen bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Bulgarian: сне́жен леопа́рд (snéžen leopárd) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Burmese: နှင်းကျားသစ် (hnang:kya:sac) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Catalan: pantera de les neus — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Cherokee: ᎤᎾᏥ ᏢᏓᏥ (unatsi tlvdatsi) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪豹 (xuěbào) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Czech: irbis — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Danish: sneleopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Dutch: sneeuwpanter — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Dutch: sneeuwluipaard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Dzongkha: གངས་གཟིག — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Esperanto: uncio — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Esperanto: neĝleopardo — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Estonian: lumeleopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Finnish: lumileopardi — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • French: léopard des neiges — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • French: once — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Georgian: ირბისი (irbisi) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Georgian: თოვლის ლეოპარდი (tovlis leoṗardi) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • German: Schneeleopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • German: Irbis — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Greek: ίρβις (írvis) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Greek: λευκή λεοπάρδαλη (lefkí leopárdali) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Greek: λεοπάρδαλη του χιονιού (leopárdali tou chionioú) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Hebrew: נמר שלג מצוי — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Hindi: हिम तेंदुआ (him tenduā) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Hungarian: hópárduc — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Icelandic: snæhlébarði — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Indonesian: macan tutul salju — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Irish: liopard sneachta — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Italian: leopardo delle nevi — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Japanese: ユキヒョウ (yukihyō) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Japanese: 雪豹 (yukihyō) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kashmiri: چھۆت سٕہہ (chot sụhh) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kazakh: барыс (barys) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kazakh: ілбіс (ılbıs) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kazakh: таутан (tautan) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kazakh: алан (alan) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Korean: 설표 (seolpyo) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Korean: 눈표범 (nunpyobeom) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kyrgyz: барс (bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Kyrgyz: илбирс (ilbirs) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Latvian: sniega leopards — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Lithuanian: irbis — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Macedonian: снежен леопа́рд (snežen leopárd) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Malay: harimau dahan salji — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Maltese: leopard tal-borra — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Mongolian: ирвэс (irves) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Mongolian: ᠢᠷᠪᠢᠰ (irbis) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Navajo: náshdóíłgaii łikizhígíí — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Nepali: हिम तेंदुए (him tendue) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Nogai: ирбис (irbis) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Norwegian: snøleopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Old Ruthenian: барсъ (bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Persian: پلنگ برفی (palang-e barfi) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Polish: pantera śnieżna — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Polish: irbis — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Polish: irbis śnieżny — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Portuguese: leopardo-das-neves — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Romanian: irbis — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Romanian: leopardul zăpezilor — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Russian: и́рбис (írbis) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Russian: сне́жный барс (snéžnyj bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Russian: сне́жный леопа́рд (snéžnyj leopárd) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Russian: барс (bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Scottish Gaelic: liopard-sneachda — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Serbo-Croatian: снежни леопард — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Serbo-Croatian: сњежни леопард — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Serbo-Croatian: snežni leopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Serbo-Croatian: snježni leopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Slovak: leopard snežný — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Slovene: snežni leopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Spanish: leopardo de las nieves — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Spanish: onza — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Spanish: leopardo nival — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Spanish: leopardo níveo — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Swedish: snöleopard — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Tajik: паланги барфӣ (palang-i barfi) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Thai: เสือดาวหิมะ (sʉ̌ʉa-daao-hì-má) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Tibetan: གསའ (gsa') — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Turkish: kar leoparı — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Turkish: kar parsı — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Turkmen: bars — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Ukrainian: барс (bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Ukrainian: сні́жний барс (snížnyj bars) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Ukrainian: сні́жний леопа́рд (snížnyj leopárd) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Urdu: برفانی چیتا (barfānī cītā) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Uyghur: يىلپىز (yilpiz) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Uzbek: bars — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Uzbek: ilvirs — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Uzbek: qoplon — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Vietnamese: báo tuyết — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Welsh: llewpard eira — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Welsh: owns — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''
  • Yazghulami: ќав̌ух̌ (ḱawux̌) — a large feline mammal, ''Panthera uncia''