| NOUN | animal | lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo | large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male |
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| person | lion, social lion | a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) | |
| person | Lion, Leo | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo | |
| location | Lion, Leo, Leo the Lion | the fifth sign of the zodiac |
| Sounds | lay'ahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male. | |
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| Synonyms | king of beasts, Panthera leo | |
| Member of | Panthera, genus Panthera | lions |
| pride | A group of lions | |
| Parts | mane | long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck |
| Narrower | lion cub | A young lion |
| lioness | A female lion | |
| lionet | A small or young lion | |
| Broader | big cat, cat | Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild |
| Spanish | leon, león, panthera leo, rey de la selva | |
| Catalan | lleó, Panthera leo | |
| Adjectives | leonine | of or characteristic of or resembling a lion |
| Meaning | A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after). | |
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| Synonym | social lion | |
| Broader | celebrity, famous person | A widely known person |
| Spanish | león | |
| Verbs | lionize | assign great social importance to |
| Meaning | (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo. | |
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| Synonym | Leo | |
| Category | astrology, star divination | A pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | Leo | |
| Catalan | Leo | |
| Meaning | The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22. | |
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| Synonyms | Leo, Leo the Lion | |
| Instance of | sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
| Spanish | Leo, león, León | |
| Catalan | lleó | |
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