A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. / (in particular) A male lion, as opposed to a lioness.

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

(American football) A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions. / (Canadian football) A player for Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions. / (Soccer) A player for the England football team.

plural of lion

Obsolete spelling of Lyon, the capital city of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. / (cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team. / (Singapore) Singapore national football team

(idiomatic) The majority; a large or generous portion.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lion, den. / (idiomatic) any dangerous or frightening place

A mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill.

Leontice leontopetalum, a flowering plant of the Eastern Mediterranean containing saponins in all its parts

species of Culcitium and Espeletia in Western South America / Leonurus cardiaca and Leonotis nepetifolia, both native to Africa, but grown widely as herbal remedies.