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cave lions

cave lions is the plural of cave lion.

Meaning of cave lion

Noun

cave lion (plural cave lions)

  1. An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.
    • After the arrival of humans in Europe, cave lions began to decrease in size.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 202

Questions about cave lions

What is cave lions the plural of?
Cave lions is the plural of cave lion.

Words near cave lions in the dictionary

  1. cave ins
  2. Cave Junction
  3. cave line
  4. cave lines
  5. cave lion
  6. cave lions
  7. cave myotis
  8. Cave of Adullam
  9. cave out
  10. cave painting
  11. cave paintings

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