lion
nounHow many syllables in lion?
There are 2 syllables in the word lion.How to pronounce lion:
Definition of lion:
- lion (noun):
- a famous person
- large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.
- 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
Synonyms for lion:
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Antonyms for lion:
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