Liomys irroratus
Liomys irroratus

lion


Definition: Meaning of, lion in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlʌɪən /

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lion lions
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  1. a large animal of the cat family that lives in Africa and parts of southern Asia. Lions have gold-coloured fur and the male has a MANE (= long hair around its neck) [↪  lioness]
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  2. the lion's share (of something) the largest part of something
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  3. the lion's den if you go into the lion's den, you go among people who are your enemies
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Lion


Definition: Meaning of, Lion in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlaɪən /

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  1. astrology a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
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    Leo
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  2. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
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    Leo, Leo the Lion
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Lion used in phrases

  • Androcles and the Lion
    1. an ancient Roman story about a SLAVE called Androcles who escapes from his owner and meets a lion with a THORN (= a sharp pointed part of a plant) in its foot. Androcles removes the THORN. Later he is caught and is made to fight with a lion in the ARENA as punishment for escaping, but the lion is the same one that he helped, and instead of attacking him, it greets him as a friend.
  • Australian sea lion (noun)
    1. a variety of sea lion found in Australia
  • California sea lion (noun)
    1. often trained as a show animal
  • Leo the Lion (noun)
    1. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
  • Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The
    1. (1950) a children's book by C. S. LEWIS, in which four children enter the imaginary land of NARNIA by walking through a WARDROBE, and have many adventures there. It is the first of the series of books called The Chronicles of NARNIA .
  • Nemean lion (noun)
    1. Greek mythology an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labours
  • Richard Coeur de Lion (noun)
    1. 1157-1199 son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194
  • Richard the Lion-Hearted (noun)
    1. 1157-1199 son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194
  • South American sea lion (noun)
    1. of the southern coast of South America
  • Steller sea lion (noun)
    1. largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific
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