snow leopard
Refers to the animal Panthera uncia. The term 'ounce' is an older English name for the snow leopard, now less common.
Snow leopards inhabit the high mountains of Central Asia.
A baby snow leopard was born at the zoo.
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
Kanji form exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 雪 (yuki, 'snow') and 豹 (hyō, 'leopard'), directly describing the animal's snowy habitat and leopard-like appearance.