plural lions
1
a
or plural lion
: a large heavily built social cat (Panthera leo) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male
b
: any of several large wildcats
especially
: cougar sense 1
c
capitalized
: leo
2
a
: a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity)
b
: a person of outstanding interest or importance
a literary lion
3
capitalized
[Lions (club)]
: a member of a major national and international service club
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Examples of lion in a Sentence
the roar of the lion
He was a literary lion among the writers of his time.
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So the legislature directed the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to look into mule deer herds and rewrite lion plans in any deer areas with high lion predation.
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Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the new exhibits includes a 23-acre African savanna featuring rhinos, giraffes, cheetahs and lions, according to past reporting.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
The novel is about a lion in winter—an American soldier, Colonel Cantwell, wounded and worn out by war and slowly perishing of heart disease.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Highlight include Chinese food vendors, cultural performances, arts and crafts, calligraphy and lion dances run by the House of China.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the new exhibits includes a 23-acre African savanna featuring rhinos, giraffes, cheetahs and lions, according to past reporting.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
The novel is about a lion in winter—an American soldier, Colonel Cantwell, wounded and worn out by war and slowly perishing of heart disease.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Highlight include Chinese food vendors, cultural performances, arts and crafts, calligraphy and lion dances run by the House of China.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Lion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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