The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . i<; Hone = AS. Ini(gen. dat. leon, dat. also hone, leonan) — = OFries. Uin-a, NFries. lienwe = D. leeitiD= MLG. Iiimcc, LG. louwe, lanice = OHG. lewe,loiiwo, MHG. Icn-r, loiiwr, Irinwe. G. lowc = leel. leo, Icon, IjOn = Sw. lejiin = Dan. liire (cf. = Bulg. liir = Serv. hiv = Bohem. lev =Pol. /(?«• = Russ. Icrii = Lith. lerof:, hiros =Lett, laurris, all < OHG.) = Croatian lijnn =Albanian luan, < L. leo (leon-), < Gr. ?.iuv (/eovr-),
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . i<; Hone = AS. Ini(gen. dat. leon, dat. also hone, leonan) — = OFries. Uin-a, NFries. lienwe = D. leeitiD= MLG. Iiimcc, LG. louwe, lanice = OHG. lewe,loiiwo, MHG. Icn-r, loiiwr, Irinwe. G. lowc = leel. leo, Icon, IjOn = Sw. lejiin = Dan. liire (cf. = Bulg. liir = Serv. hiv = Bohem. lev =Pol. /(?«• = Russ. Icrii = Lith. lerof:, hiros =Lett, laurris, all < OHG.) = Croatian lijnn =Albanian luan, < L. leo (leon-), < Gr. ?.iuv (/eovr-),a lion; prob. of Semitic or Egyptian origin; Idbr, OEgj-jit. Iiihii, Coptic loboj, a lion.]1. A ([uadruped of the genus Fclis, F. leo, thelargest of all carnivorous its tawny or yellow color, a full flowing the male, a tufted tail, and the disappearance 3470 lionize. Head of Lion f^Wij &tf). from ; rit\ ii, Lnn-lf-n. jf the feline markings in both before theyarrive at maturity. The larKest arc from8 to!)feet inlength. The lion Is a naliveof Africa and the warm regionsof Asia. Ileprevschiellyon live aninialM. avoiding carrionnnlcss Impelled by extreme hlniger. He approaches hisprey with Bt«althy movements, crouching for the spring,wlilch is acconipanied with a lerrlMc roar The wholeframe is most powerful and Impressive, givine with theLarge head and ampl.^ mane that majestic appeanuice tothe animal from which he derives his title of king oftwasts. Of the African lion there are several varieties, asthe llarhanr. tiamlilun, Senegal, ami Cape lions TheAsiatic varieties arc generally distinguished as the Ben-gal, the Persian or Arabian, and the manelcss lion ofUujerat. Tlicfion did tear In pieces enough for his whelps, andstrangled for his liimcsscs, and lllled his lioles witli iirey,and his dens with ravin. .\ahum li. 12.
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