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noun
- 1. a large tawny-colored cat that lives in prides, found in Africa and northwestern India. The male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females.
- 2. a member of a Lions Club.
The meaning of LION is a large heavily built social cat (Panthera leo) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male.
The lion ( Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.
noun. a large gregarious predatory feline mammal, Panthera leo, of open country in parts of Africa and India, having a tawny yellow coat and, in the male, a shaggy mane leonine. a conventionalized lion, the principal beast used as an emblem in heraldry. It has become the national emblem of Great Britain.
a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and southern Asia: a pride (= group) of lions. Benedetta Barbanti/EyeEm/GettyImages. someone who is important, successful, or powerful: a literary lion.
5 days ago · lion, (Panthera leo), large, powerfully built cat (family Felidae) that is second in size only to the tiger; it is a famous apex predator (meaning without a natural predator or enemy). The proverbial “king of beasts,” the lion has been one of the best-known wild animals since earliest times.
LION definition: 1. a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and southern…. Learn more.
a large, powerful animal of the cat family that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. Lions have yellow-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long, thick hair round its neck). The lion shook its mane and roared. a pride of lions (= a group of them)
noun. /ˈlaɪən/ enlarge image. a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. Lions have yellowish-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long thick hair around its neck). see mountain lion compare lioness. Definitions on the go.
LION meaning: a large, wild animal of the cat family, with light brown fur. Learn more.
n. 1. (Animals) a large gregarious predatory feline mammal, Panthera leo, of open country in parts of Africa and India, having a tawny yellow coat and, in the male, a shaggy mane. 2. (Heraldry) a conventionalized lion, the principal beast used as an emblem in heraldry.
