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maned

maned

3.4
An animal with a mane like a lion or horse
  • adjective
translation icon : con melena
  • The lion's maned head formed a hood, framing the man's face with its grinning teeth.

Examples

  • You can see it's a black maned male because that is one that is most expensive in this handicap principle sense.

  • The maned lion rested under the shade of a tree, observing the savanna around him.

  • The horse's long, flowing, maned coat shone in the sunlight as it trotted gracefully through the field.

  • In the safari, we spotted a magnificent maned lion pacing majestically near a waterhole.

Antonyms

maneless
5.1

Not having long hair around the neck, as in some lions or horses

Compounds

maned sheep
9.5

A wild sheep from northern Africa with long hair on its neck and chest

maned wolf
9.5

A large wild dog from South America with long legs, reddish fur and long hair along its neck

How Maned

maned
3.4
maneless
5.1

Surface Forms

maned positive

Morphology

maned = mane (transparent) = mane + ed

Formed by the productive adjective-making suffix '-ed' meaning 'having X', so the meaning is directly derivable from 'mane'.

Etymology

Maned comes from the simple word mane, which means 'long hair around an animal's neck', and the ending -ed makes it mean 'having' that hair. So a maned lion or horse is one that 'has a mane', which helps you remember the word's meaning.