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noun
- 1. a large tawny-coloured cat that lives in prides, found in Africa and north-western India. The male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females. Similar
- 2. a member of a touring international rugby union team representing the British Isles.
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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.
LION definition: 1. a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and southern…. Learn more.
Lion definition: a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.. See examples of LION used in a sentence.
1. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders. 2. A mountain lion. 3. a. A very brave person. b. A person regarded as fierce or savage. c. A noted person; a celebrity: a literary lion. 4. Lion See Leo. Idiom:
A lion is a large wild member of the cat family that is found in Africa. Lions have yellowish fur, and male lions have long hair on their head and neck.
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. Fewer examples. The lion loped across the grass. The lion is a member of the cat family.
noun. /ˈlaɪən/ Idioms. 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)
4 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 meaning: a large, wild animal of the cat family, with light brown fur. Learn more.
