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1. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
   - king of beasts, Panthera leo
    
2. A celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
   - social lion

1. The fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
   - Leo, Leo the Lion
    
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
   - Leo

Derived forms: Lions, lions

See also: leonine, lionize

Type of: big cat, cat, celeb, celebrity, famous person, house, individual, mansion, mortal, person, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, somebody, someone, soul, star sign

Part of: genus Panthera, Panthera, pride

Encyclopedia: Lion Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Lion, Belgrade