Elephant vs. Lion — What's the Difference?

Elephants are a select group of proboscideans belonging to the family Elephantidae. They are the largest existing land animals.

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large felid of the genus Panthera native mainly to Africa. It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.

Any of several very large herbivorous mammals of the family Elephantidae native to Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, having thick, almost hairless skin, a long, flexible, prehensile trunk, upper incisors forming long curved tusks of ivory, and, in the African species, large fan-shaped ears.

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.

Any of various extinct animals of the family Elephantidae.

A mountain lion.

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

A very brave person.

(in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.

A person regarded as fierce or savage.

(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.

A noted person; a celebrity

Synonym of elephant paper

Lion See Leo.

Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.

Ivory.

(in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness.

(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.

(by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.

A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family Elephantidae, of which two living species, Elephas maximus (formerly Elephas Indicus) and Loxodonta Africana (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm.

A Chinese foo dog.

Ivory; the tusk of the elephant.

An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.

Five-toed pachyderm

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

The symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion. en

(historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo, formerly Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.

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

A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22