Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "lion" can be used as noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

africa jungle large cities zoo large group with other lions painting savannah veldt zoo

Capable Of

circle it's prey corner prey father cubs hunt gazelle hunt zebra hunt zebras lie in jungle roar sound scary

Coordinate Terms

cougar cub leopard lioness panther puma tiger

Dbpedia Genus

panthera

Derived Terms

African Lion Dog African Lion Hound African lion American lion Asian lion Asiatic lion Atlas lion Barbary lion Cape lion Cotswold lion Essex lion Galapagos sea lion Galápagos sea lion Japanese sea lion Lion Rock Lion of Judah Lion of St Mark Lion of Venice Lion's Head Lionheart Lionrock March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb Nemean lion Nubian lion Red Lion Steller's sea lion ant lion antlion aphid lion aphis lion beard the lion beard the lion in his den brave as a lion cave lion cowardly lion dandelion demilion foo lion golden lion tamarin guardian lion jaglion leopon liger liliger lion ant lion cub lion cut lion dance lion diet lion dog lion fish lion hunter lion in the way lion lizard lion mask lion tamarin lion tamer lion's ear lion's foot lion's leaf lion's share lion's tail lion's tooth lion-hearted lion-heartedly lion-tailed macaque lionburger lionesque lioness lionet lionfish lionhead lionhead cichlid lionhead rabbit lionhearted lionhood lionise lionish lionism lionitis lionize lionkeeper lionlike lionling lionly lionproof lionship lionskin marsupial lion merlion mountain lion northern lion sea lion sea-lion she-lion snow lion steppe lion stone lion tigon twist the lion's tail werelion white lion wormlion

Desires

mate

Distinct From

tiger

Inflected/Variant Forms

lioness

Context

astrology heraldiccharge historical

Has Property

feline

Part Of (Holonyms)

pride

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor big cat cat celebrity doer famous person worker

Type Of (IsA)

abig cat animal big cat carnivore celebrity feline lying down mammal person predator wild animal

Part Of

pride

Related Terms

Chameleon Leon Leonids Lion's club Lion's sermon Panthera leo leo leonine

Related Terms

africa african african mammal animal big big cat big mane carnivore carnivore animal cat cat animal chinese coat of arms courage cowardly europe foo dog formerly india individual jungle jungle cat jungle king king leo leon leonids leonine lion's club lion's sermon male mammal mane mountain lion native obverse panthera leo representation safari safari animal shilling species strength stylized tiger

Similar Terms

cougar cub

Synonym Network

leo

Used For

act in tarzan movies add thrills to circus cartoon eating brother entertain fable have circuis hunting keep as pet make nature movie play in wizard of oz preying on other animals represent courage safari scary away intruders scary roar symbolizing power symbolizing royalty symbolizing strenght tarzan movies zoo to have on display

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.