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Definition of Lions
1. lion [n] - See also: lion
Medical Definition of Lions
1. Large chiefly nocturnal mammals of the cat family felidae, species panthera leo. They are found in africa and southern asia. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lions
Literary usage of Lions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Som give azur., 3 demy lions passant gardant or, langued and HARRINGTON ...
twixt 2 lions rampant of ye second. NEWTON: Arg., a cross sable, florie or. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"THE lions "Les lions dans la fosse etaient sans nourriture" FAMISHED the lions
were in their strong den. And roared appeal to Nature from the men Who caged ..."
3. Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble by Thomas Malory, William Caxton (1903)
"And so they came into a waste forest, and there they saw afore them a white hart
which four lions led. Then they took them to assent for to follow after for ..."
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