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Cape lion

Cape lion noun: a lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape of Good Hope.

cape lion: a lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape...
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Noun

Cape lion (plural Cape lions)

  1. A lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape of Good Hope.

Forms of Cape lion

pluralCape lions

Questions about Cape lion

What does Cape lion mean?
Cape lion means a lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape of Good Hope.
What part of speech is Cape lion?
Cape lion is a noun.
What is the plural of Cape lion?
The plural of Cape lion is Cape lions.

Words near Cape lion in the dictionary

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  2. Cape jasmines
  3. Cape Kennedy
  4. Cape lilac
  5. Cape lilacs
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  8. Cape Malay
  9. Cape Malays
  10. Cape May
  11. Cape May County

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