noun
snow leopard
Refers to the animal Panthera uncia. The term 'ounce' is an older English name for the snow leopard, now less common.
ユキヒョウは中央アジアの高山に生息している。
Snow leopards inhabit the high mountains of Central Asia.
動物園でユキヒョウの赤ちゃんが生まれた。
A baby snow leopard was born at the zoo.
Compound of 雪 (yuki, 'snow') and 豹 (hyō, 'leopard'), directly describing the animal's snowy habitat and leopard-like appearance.