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Look up: lion

  1. Lion
    The lion is a member of the cat family panthera leo. They are now only found in Africa and in north west India. The male lion has a heavy mane and a tuft at the end of the tail.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. lion
    [n] - a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) 2. [n] - large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Lion
    Suggested designation for the OF-40 [IT]
    Found on http://www.jedsite.info/index.html

  4. lion
    Any of various scorpion fishes of the tropical Pacific genus pterois,having a striped body.In latin:Pterois volitans Category: Management in the public and private sector
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Lion
    Li'on (lī'ŭn) noun [ French lion , Latin leo , -onis , akin to Greek le`wn . Confer Chameleon , Dandelion , Leopard .] 1. (Zoology) 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 mo ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/46

  6. Lion
    Li'on noun -- Lion of Lucerne , a famous sculptured lion at Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Thorwaldsen and dedicated in 1821 as a memorial to the Swiss Guards who fell defending Louis XVI. in the attack of the mob on the Tuileries, Aug. 10, 1792. The animal, which is hewn out of the face of a rock, is represented as transfixed with a broken spear and dying, but still trying to protect wit ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/46

  7. lion
    1. <zoology> 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 ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. lion
    king of beasts noun large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. lion
    social lion noun a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Lion
    The `lion` (`Panthera leo`) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four `big cats` in the genus `Panthera`. Reaching 272 kg (600 lb), it is the second-largest cat after the tiger. They currently exist in the wild in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia with a critically endangered remnant population in northwest India, having disappeared from North Africa, the Middle East and western Asia in historic times. Until the late Pleistocene (a...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion

  11. Lion
    • (n.) A sign and a constellation; Leo. • (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 la...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. lion
    large, powerfully built cat (family Felidae) that is second in size only to the tiger. The proverbial `king of beasts,` the lion has been one of the ... [4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/55

  13. Lion
    Lion is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Lion. The lion is a figure In art and religious symbolism of many cultures; symbolizing kingliness and grandeur and courage.` The name Lion doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Lion seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Lion

  14. lion
    lion, large carnivore of the cat family, Panthera leo, found in open country in Africa, with a few surviving in India. Lions have short-haired coats of tawny brown, with the tail ending in a dark tuft. Most males have black or tawny manes of varying length growing from the head, neck, and shoulders....
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08299


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21 March 2010

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