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1. large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	big cat, cat,
definition	:	any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus panthera, panthera,
definition	:	lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers (noun.animal)

2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	avoirdupois unit,
definition	:	any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	dram,
definition	:	1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams (noun.quantity)

part meronym	:	lb, pound,
definition	:	16 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity)

3. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	troy unit,
definition	:	any of the unit of the troy system of weights (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight,
definition	:	any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	pennyweight,
definition	:	a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains (noun.quantity)

part holonym	:	drachm, drachma, dram,
definition	:	a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains (noun.quantity)

part meronym	:	apothecaries' pound, troy pound,
definition	:	an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams (noun.quantity)