Definitions
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- noun A taxonomic
species within thegenus Uncia — thesnow leopard orounce .
Etymologies
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Latinisation of ounce ("snow leopard")
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Examples
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The snow leopard, Uncia uncia, one of the many endemic species of Uvs Nuur (Source: Parsons Design School)
Uvs Nuur Basin, Russian Federation, Republic of Tuva and Mongolia 2008
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The Tien Shan Mountain Range in Kyrgyzstan is home to an array of interesting species including whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) and snow leopards (Uncia uncia, EN).
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Perhaps the best-known symbol of this fauna is the snow leopard (Uncia uncia, EN), a species found in the alpine and subalpine zones of the hotspot.
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