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1. (n.) lion
a large, usu. tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, of Africa and S Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
2. lion
a person of great strength or courage.
3. lion
a prominent or influential person who is sought after as a celebrity:
a literary lion.
4. lion
(cap.)
5. lion
(cap.) a member of a Lions Club.
Etymology: (1200–50; < OF, var. of leon < L leōnem, acc. of leō < Gk léōn; r. ME, OE lēo < L)
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1. (noun) lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
2. (noun) lion, social lion
a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
3. (noun) Leo, Lion
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
4. (noun) Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion
the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
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1. (noun) lion
a large African and Indian wild cat
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1. (noun) lion
a large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane
2. (noun) lion
a sign and a constellation; Leo
3. (noun) lion
an object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time
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Sense: a type of large, flesh-eating animal of the cat family, the male of which has a long, coarse mane.
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 Afrikaans: leeu |
 Arabic: أسَد |
 Bulgarian: лъв |
 Brazilian: leão |
 Czech: lev, lvice |
 German: der Löwe |
 Danish: løve |
 Greek: λιοντάρι |
 Spanish: león; leona |
 Estonian: lõvi |
 Farsi: شیر نر |
 Finnish: leijona |
 French: lion, lionne |
 Hebrew: אַריֵה |
 Hindi: सिंह |
 Croatian: lav |
 Hungarian: oroszlán |
 Indonesian: singa |
 Icelandic: ljón |
 Italian: leone, leonessa |
 Japanese: ライオン |
 Korean: 사자 |
 Lithuanian: liūtas |
 Latvian: lauva |
 Malay: singa |
 Dutch: leeuw |
 Norwegian: løve, løvinne |
 Polish: lew |
 Persian: شیر نر |
 Pashto: نر زمرى |
 Portuguese: leão |
 Romanian: leu |
 Russian: лев |
 Slovak: lev, levica |
 Slovenian: lev |
 Serbian: lav |
 Swedish: lejon, lejoninna |
 Thai: สิงโต |
 Turkish: aslan |
 Taiwanese: 獅子 |
 Ukrainian: лев |
 Urdu: شیر |
 Vietnamese: sư tử |
 Chinese: 狮子 |
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