Lion vs. Dog — What's the Difference?

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.

The domestic dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. The dog derived from an ancient, extinct wolf, and the modern grey wolf is the dog's nearest living relative.

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.

A domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris syn. Canis lupus subsp. familiaris) occurring as a wide variety of breeds, many of which are traditionally used for hunting, herding, drawing sleds, and other tasks, and are kept as pets.

A mountain lion.

Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, such as the dingo.

A very brave person.

A male animal of the family Canidae, especially of a fox or a domesticated breed.

A person regarded as fierce or savage.

Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog.

A noted person; a celebrity

A person

Lion See Leo.

A person regarded as contemptible

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

A person regarded as unattractive or uninteresting.

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

Something of inferior or low quality

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

An investment that produces a low return or a loss.

A Chinese foo dog.

Dogs(Slang) The feet.

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

See andiron.

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

(Slang) A hot dog; a wiener.

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

Any of various hooked or U-shaped metallic devices used for gripping or holding heavy objects.

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

(Astronomy) A sundog.

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

Totally; completely. Often used in combination

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.

To track or trail persistently

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

To hold or fasten with a mechanical device

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

To be persistently or inescapably associated with

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

To be recurrently or persistently in the mind; haunt

A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

A mammal of the family Canidae:

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

The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

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

Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and their relatives extant and extinct; canid.

A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.

The meat of this animal, eaten as food:

A person:

A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

(slang) A man, guy, chap.

(derogatory) Someone who is cowardly, worthless, or morally reprehensible.

(slang) A sexually aggressive man.

A mechanical device or support:

Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet wheel, to restrain the back action.

A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

(cartomancy) The eighteenth Lenormand card.

A hot dog: a frankfurter, wiener, or similar sausage; or a sandwich made from this.

Underdog.

Foot.

(Cockney rhyming slang) (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

(informal) Something that performs poorly.

(film) A flop; a film that performs poorly at the box office.

(transitive) To pursue with the intent to catch.

(transitive) To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

To fasten a hatch securely.

To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

(transitive) To criticize.

To divide (a watch) with a comrade.

(slang) Of inferior quality; dogshit.

A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (Canis familiaris).

A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.

A fellow; - used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog.

One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).

An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron.

A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them.

An ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman.

A hot dog.

To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity.

A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds;

A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman;

Informal term for a man;

Someone who is morally reprehensible;

A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

Metal supports for logs in a fireplace;

Go after with the intent to catch;