Lion vs. Pigeon — 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.

A stout seed- or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, typically having grey and white plumage.

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 gullible person, especially someone swindled in gambling or the victim of a confidence trick.

A mountain lion.

An aircraft from one's own side.

A very brave person.

Archaic spelling of pidgin

A person regarded as fierce or savage.

A person's particular responsibility or business

A noted person; a celebrity

Any of various birds of the widely distributed family Columbidae, characteristically having plump bodies, small heads, and short legs, especially the rock pigeon or any of its domesticated varieties.

Lion See Leo.

(Slang) One who is easily swindled; a dupe.

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

An object of special concern; an affair or matter.

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

One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.

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

(uncountable) The meat from this bird.

A Chinese foo dog.

A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

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

A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.

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

A weak or useless person.

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

Concern or responsibility.

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

(transitive) To deceive with a confidence game.

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.

Any bird of the order Columbæ, of which numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.

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 pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling.

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

Wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

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