lion
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪən/
:
león
- In this photo, lions cross the Zambesi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- hunt lions
- a lion's roar
- a lion cub
They teach their kids about lions and elephants, right?
- They teach their kids about lions and elephants, right?
- He goes, I killed a lion, I killed a bear.
- A fox, when it saw a lion, ran away in fear.
- I really wanted to catch lions mating.
- A zebra cannot feel fear of a lion unless there's a lion present, right?
- Because all that lion is doing is eating.
- I'm vicious as a lion and I'm like an eagle.
- Do you haul a lion into court for eating a sheep?
- They had a pet lion because cartels.
- You can't look at a lion and say today be a zebra.
- Pigs are smarter than a, a lion is, right, or an elephant.
- Modern tigers and lions share each other's DNA.
- The lamb, the lion and the shepherd is my ark.
Examples
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A fox, when it saw a lion, ran away in fear.
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Suddenly, they were very alert, and we could hear a lion calling from the distance.
Academic text (1999) -
Those men hunted a lion this morning.
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A zebra cannot feel fear of a lion unless there's a lion present, right?
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We checked the area for lions or leopards but didn't spot any.
Academic text (1999) -
A lion roamed the savannah, displaying its impressive mane in the sunlight.
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The lion is known as the king of the jungle due to its majestic presence.
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During our safari, we were thrilled to see a lion resting under a tree.
Synonyms
A large wild cat that lives in Africa and India, known as the lion
A lion that people think is powerful and noble
Idioms
- Informal
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To confront a powerful person directly in their own place
Compounds
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A large wild cat with light brown fur and a long tail that lives in mountains and forests
- Literature
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A very large lion in Greek myths that Hercules kills as his first labor
- Australian
A large sea mammal like a seal that lives on the southern and western coasts of Australia
The fifth zodiac sign shown as a lion for people born between July 23 and August 22
- Specialized
A metal tool with strong sharp teeth used in surgery to hold broken bone pieces
- Specialized
A very large sea mammal that lives in the northern Pacific and is larger than other sea lions
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Etymology
Lion comes from old words like leo and leon, which simply meant 'lion' in Latin and Greek. Think of the big, powerful cat with a mane — that strong image is why lion means the large wild animal we know today.