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Meaning of lion

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lion
      n 1: large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India
           having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male [syn:
           {lion}, {king of beasts}, {Panthera leo}]
      2: a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after) [syn: {lion},
         {social lion}]
      3: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
         [syn: {Leo}, {Lion}]
      4: the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
         about July 23 to August 22 [syn: {Leo}, {Leo the Lion},
         {Lion}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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