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PANTHERA LEO

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

Synonyms:

king of beasts; lion; Panthera leo

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Panthera leo" is a kind of...):

big cat; cat (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)

Meronyms (parts of "Panthera leo"):

mane (long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Panthera leo"):

lion cub (a young lion)

lioness (a female lion)

lionet (a small or young lion)

Holonyms ("Panthera leo" is a member of...):

genus Panthera; Panthera (lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

pride (a group of lions)

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