Definition of lion

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Lion (n.) 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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Digitigrade :: Digitigrade (n.) An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot..
Stoner :: Stone-horse (n.) Stallion.
Lion''s Tail :: Lion's tail () A genus of labiate plants (Leonurus); -- so called from a fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a lion's tail. L. Cardiaca is the common motherwort.
Pavilion :: Pavilion (n.) A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee; esp., a tent raised on posts..
Population :: Population (n.) The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country, or portion of a country; as, a population of ten millions..
Cougar :: Cougar (n.) An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and catamount. See Puma..
Cotillion :: Cotillion (n.) A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille..
Lionism :: Lionism (n.) An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or regarding as a lion..
Whelp :: Whelp (n.) One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps..
Lion :: Lion (n.) 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.
Clione :: Clione (n.) A genus of naked pteropods. One species (Clione papilonacea), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called Clio..
Pommelion :: Pommelion (n.) The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon..
Hinny :: Hinny (n.) A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.
Envermeil :: Envermeil (v. t.) To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red..
Megametre :: Megametre (n.) In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand kilometers..
Runcinate :: Runcinate (a.) Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf of the dandelion..
Aphelion :: Aphelion (n.) That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the perihelion..
Dentelli :: Dentelli (n. pl.) Modillions.
Megafarad :: Megafarad (n.) One of the larger measures of electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad..
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant..
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