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Lion vs. Gorilla — What's the Difference?

Lion vs. Gorilla — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Lion and Gorilla

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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.

Gorilla

Gorillas are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of central Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorillas and the western gorillas, and either four or five subspecies.

Lion

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.

Gorilla

Either of two large apes (Gorilla gorilla or G. beringei) native to the forests of equatorial Africa, having a stocky body and coarse dark brown or black hair.

Lion

A mountain lion.
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Gorilla

A powerfully built, aggressive, and often crude man.

Lion

A very brave person.

Gorilla

A thug.

Lion

A person regarded as fierce or savage.

Gorilla

The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.

Lion

A noted person; a celebrity
A literary lion.

Gorilla

A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

Lion

Lion See Leo.

Gorilla

(informal) A powerful person or organization; a heavyweight or behemoth.

Lion

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.

Gorilla

A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.

Lion

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

Gorilla

Largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

Lion

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

Lion

A Chinese foo dog.

Lion

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

Lion

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

Lion

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

Lion

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

Lion

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

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.

Lion

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

Lion

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.

Lion

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

Lion

A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

Lion

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

Lion

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

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