Definition of Panthera leo

1. Noun. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.

Exact synonyms: King Of Beasts, Lion
Specialized synonyms: Lion Cub, Lioness, Lionet
Terms within: Mane
Generic synonyms: Big Cat, Cat
Group relationships: Genus Panthera, Panthera, Pride

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panthera Leo

Panorpidae
Panpresbyterian
Pansa
Pansch's fissure
Panslavic
Panslavist
Panslavists
Panslavonian
Pantagruelism
Panteutonic
Pantheism
Pantheon
Panther
Panthera
Panthera leo
Panthera onca
Panthera pardus
Panthera tigris
Panthera uncia
Panticapaeum
Pantocrator
Pantotheria
Panum
Panum's area
Panyjima
Panzaism
Panzer
Panzerfaust
Panzers

Literary usage of Panthera leo

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Additions to the Pleistocene Mammal Faunas of South Carolina, North Carolina by Albert E. Sanders (2002)
"Subfamily FELINAE Genus Panthern Frisch, 1775 panthera leo ATROX (LEIDY, 1853) Figures 18,21 MATERIAL.—Fragment of right maxilla with P4 and posterior half ..."

2. Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A. Immerwahr by Sara Anderson Immerwahr, Anne Proctor Chapin (2004)
"Since 1978, however, bones and teeth ot panthera leo, the large-maned lion, have been found in nine locations in mainland and island Greece in contexts ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"For control of internal parasites of Felidae and Ursidae as follows: (A) Lion (panthera leo) and Tiger (Panthera tigris): Ascarid (Toxocara cati, ..."

4. Southern Africa: South Africa * Namibia * Botswana * Zimbabweby Bernard Joliat by Bernard Joliat (2000)
"The spotted leopard's beautiful coat, a pale tan colour dotted with circular "rosettes", has brought it a certain renown, rivalled only by Lion panthera leo ..."

5. Journal des savants by Institut de France, Charles Giraud (1834)
"... et elle s'accorde avec le plus grand nombre des manuscrits à présenter la phrase dans l'ordre suivant : « F. vipp, ut panthera, leo, utraque graeca, ..."

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