Etymology

irbis

ir·bis
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Today it means: snow leopard (large feline mammal, Panthera uncia, native to mountain ranges of central Asia) Full definition →

Russian и́рбис
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromи́рбис
  2. English todayirbis

Borrowed from Russian и́рбис (írbis).

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