lionlion /ˈlaɪən/ ●●● noun [countable] 1
a large animal of the cat family that lives in Africa and parts of southern Asia. Lions have gold-colored fur and the male has a mane (=hair around his neck): a pride of lions (=a group of lions) → see also lioness2the lion’s share (of something) the largest part of something: One family owns the lion’s share of the county’s farmland.3especially literary someone who is very important, powerful, or famous4in the lion’s den among people who are your enemies5be thrown/tossed to the lions to be put in a dangerous or difficult situation [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin leo, from Greek leon]
a large animal of the cat family that lives in Africa and parts of southern Asia. Lions have gold-colored fur and the male has a mane (=hair around his neck): a pride of lions (=a group of lions) → see also lioness2the lion’s share (of something) the largest part of something: One family owns the lion’s share of the county’s farmland.3especially literary someone who is very important, powerful, or famous4in the lion’s den among people who are your enemies5be thrown/tossed to the lions to be put in a dangerous or difficult situation [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French, Latin leo, from Greek leon]