Lion vs. Cub

Lionnoun

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.

‘Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.’;

Cubnoun

A young fox.

Lionnoun

A male lion.

Cubnoun

(by extension) The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.

Lionnoun

(heraldry) A stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.

Cubnoun

A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.

Lionnoun

A Chinese foo dog.

Cubnoun

(slang) A young man who seeks relationships with older women, or "cougars".

Lionnoun

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

Cubnoun

(obsolete) A stall for cattle.

Lionnoun

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

Cubnoun

(obsolete) A cupboard.

Lionnoun

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

Cubverb

To give birth to cubs

Lionnoun

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

Cubverb

To hunt fox cubs

Lionadjective

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

Cubverb

(obsolete) To shut up or confine.

Lionnoun

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.

Cubnoun

A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.

Lionnoun

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

Cubnoun

Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.

‘O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou beWhen time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?’;

Lionnoun

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

‘Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man.’;

Cubnoun

A stall for cattle.

‘I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table.’;

Lionnoun

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

Cubnoun

A cupboard.

Lionnoun

a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

Cubverb

To bring forth; - said of animals, or in contempt, of persons.

Lionnoun

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

Cubverb

To shut up or confine.

Lionnoun

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

Cubnoun

an awkward and inexperienced youth

Lion

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.

Cubnoun

a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Cubnoun

the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion

Cubverb

give birth to cubs;

‘bears cub every year’;