LION

Lion

The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia while other types of lions have disappeared from North Africa and Southwest Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene, about 10,000 years ago, the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans. They were found in most of Africa, across Eurasia from western Europe to India, and in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru. The lion is a vulnerable species, having seen a major population decline in ...

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lion

Noun

  1. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.
    Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
  1. A male lion.
  1. A stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.
  2. A Chinese foo dog.
  3. An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
  4. A famous person.


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