lion.
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Meaning & usage
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. 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.
A Chinese foo dog.
A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.
A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.
Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.
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