TERMINE PREFERITO
Lion
DEFINIZIONE
- n. A term adopted of Anglo-Norman "liun", after Old English "léa" "lío" "léo" and Middle English "leoun" "liun" "leone" among others. A large carnivorous quadruped, Felis leo, now found native only in Africa and southern Asia, of a tawny or yellowish brown colour, and having a tufted tail. The male is distinguished by a flowing shaggy mane.
CONCETTO PIÙ GENERALE
ALTERNATIVE LABEL
- lions
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN ALTRE LINGUE
Lion
francese
Leone
italiano
León
spagnolo
leones
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/767
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