lion
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Example
“Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.”
Other meanings
A male lion, as opposed to a lioness, which is characterized by having a flowing shaggy mane and taking little part in hunting, which can be done cooperatively.
Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
Related words
- demilion
- jaglion
- liliger
- Lion Rock
- lionburger
- lionesque
- lionet
- lionhead
- lionhead cichlid
- lionhead rabbit
- lionheart
- lionitis
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "λέων".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lion” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.