lion
English Thesaurus
1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | big cat, cat, |
| definition | : | any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lion cub, |
| definition | : | a young lion (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lioness, |
| definition | : | a female lion (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lionet, |
| definition | : | a small or young lion (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | mane, |
| definition | : | long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | genus panthera, panthera, |
| definition | : | lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | pride, |
| definition | : | a group of lions (noun.group) |
2. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 (noun.location)
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo (noun.person)
| domain category | : | astrology, star divination, |
| definition | : | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon (noun.cognition) |
4. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) (noun.person)
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