lion : Idioms & Phrases

• (Zoöl.), the puma or cougar.

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• noun the larva of any of several insects
  antlion; doodlebug.
  
• noun winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
  antlion fly; antlion.
  

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Ant"-li`on noun

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1. (Zoöl.) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.

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• noun carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
  aphid lion.
  

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• noun carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
  aphid lion.
  

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A"phis li"on

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1. (Zoöl.) The larva of the lacewinged flies (Chrysopa), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larvæ of the ladybugs (Coccinella).

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• noun a variety of sea lion found in Australia
  Zalophus lobatus.
  

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• the national emblem of Great Britain.

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• noun often trained as a show animal
  Zalophus californicus; Zalophus californianus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a fossil lion found in the caves of Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African lion.

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• noun club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
  International Association of Lions clubs.
  

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• noun the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
  Lion; Leo.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the ant-lion.

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• noun a young lion
  

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• (Zoöl.), a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually clipped to resemble a lion's mane.

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• (Zoöl.), the basilisk.

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• noun small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
  leoncita; lion marmoset; tamarin.
  

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• noun small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
  leoncita; lion marmoset; tamarin.
  

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• noun short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia
  wild crocus; Eastern pasque flower; blue tulip; Pulsatilla patens; American pasqueflower; prairie anemone; American pulsatilla; Anemone ludoviciana.
  

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Li"on's ear`

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1. (Bot.) A name given in Western South America to certain plants with shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of Culcitium, and Espeletia.

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• noun common perennial herb widely distributed in the southern and eastern United States having drooping clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes
  gall of the earth; Nabalus serpentarius; Prenanthes serpentaria.
  

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Li"on's foot`

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1. (Bot.) (a) A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States. (b) The edelweiss.

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Li"on's leaf`

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1. (Bot.) A South European plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.

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• all, or nearly all; the best or largest part; from Æsop's fable of the lion hunting in company with certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all the prey.

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Li"on's tail`

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1. (Bot.) 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.

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Li"on's tooth`

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plural Lions' teeth

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1. (Bot.) See Leontodon.

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• noun pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
  Leonotis nepetaefolia; Leonotis nepetifolia.
  

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Li"on-heart` noun

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1. A very brave person.

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Li"on-heart`ed adjective

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1. Very brave; brave and magnanimous. Sir W. Scott.

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• noun someone who tries to attract social lions as guests
  
• noun someone who hunts lions
  

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• noun a type of forceps
  

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• noun club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
  International Association of Lions clubs.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a variety of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent countries.

Webster 1913

• noun large American feline resembling a lion
  puma; panther; Felis concolor; catamount; cougar; painter.
  

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• noun (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
  

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• noun son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)
  Richard Coeur de Lion; Richard I; Richard the Lionheart.
  

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• noun son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade; on his way home from the crusade he was captured and held prisoner in the Holy Roman Empire until England ransomed him in 1194 (1157-1199)
  Richard Coeur de Lion; Richard I; Richard the Lionheart.
  

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• noun any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat
  

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Sea" li"on

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1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidæ native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco.

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• noun a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
  lion.
  

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• noun of the southern coast of South America
  Otaria Byronia.
  

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• noun largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific
  Eumetopias jubatus; Steller sea lion.
  

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• noun largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific
  Eumetopias jubatus; Steller sea lion.
  

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