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lionburger

lionburger noun: a burger made with lion meat.

Noun

lionburger (plural lionburgers)

  1. A burger made with lion meat.
    • Prince Philip […] was "appalled by the exhibition of bad taste" in serving lionburgers and hippopotamus steaks, among other questionable delicacies.1987, Timothy B. Benford, The Royal Family Quiz & Fact Book, page 191
    • At the cafés you can dine on specialités boulonnaises (herring, mackerel and haddock; €5.50) – kind of like a zoo that sells lionburgers, some might say, but don't forget that Boulogne is France's number-one fishing port […]2010, Nicola Williams, France, page 246

Forms of lionburger

plurallionburgers

Origin of lionburger

From lion + -burger.

Questions about lionburger

What does lionburger mean?
Lionburger means a burger made with lion meat.
What part of speech is lionburger?
Lionburger is a noun.
What is the plural of lionburger?
The plural of lionburger is lionburgers.

Words near lionburger in the dictionary

  1. lion-heartedly
  2. lion-heartedness
  3. lion-tailed macaque
  4. lion-tailed macaques
  5. lionback
  6. lionburger
  7. lionburgers
  8. lioncel
  9. lioncelle
  10. lioncelles
  11. lioncels

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