transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlī-ən ]
noun
( plural lions )
Etymology: Middle English lioun, from Anglo-French leun, lion, from Latin leon-, leo, from Greek leōn
Date: 12th century
1.
a. or plural lion : a large heavily built social cat ( Panthera leo ) of open or rocky areas chiefly of sub-Saharan Africa though once widely distributed throughout Africa and southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane in the male
b. : any of several large wildcats ; especially : cougar
c. capitalized : Leo
2.
a. : a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity)
b. : a person of outstanding interest or importance
a literary lion
3. capitalized
[ Lions ( club )]
: a member of a major national and international service club
• li·on·like -ˌlīk adjective