Barbary lion
Barbary lion noun: any of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.
Noun
Barbary lion (plural Barbary lions)
- Any of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.
- Barbary lions had been believed extinct in the wild since the mid-twentieth century, survived only by a few odds and bods of DNA carried in captive individuals descended from Haile Selassie's private collection.2015, Bryn Ellis, Half Trace, page 290
- Synonyms:
- Atlas lion, Nubian lion
Barbary lion meaning in Tamil
Barbary lion in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மற்ற சிங்கங்களை விட
Synonyms of Barbary lion
Forms of Barbary lion
| plural | Barbary lions |
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Questions about Barbary lion
- What does Barbary lion mean?
- Barbary lion means any of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.
- What is Barbary lion in Tamil?
- Barbary lion in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மற்ற சிங்கங்களை விட. See Barbary lion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Barbary lion?
- Barbary lion is a noun.
- What is the plural of Barbary lion?
- The plural of Barbary lion is Barbary lions.
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