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northern lion

northern lion noun: the nominate subspecies of lion, Panthera leo leo, formerly distributed from Morrocco eastwards across Africa above the Sahara through the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent; now restricted to Gir National Park in Gujarat, India.

Noun

northern lion (plural northern lions)

  1. The nominate subspecies of lion, Panthera leo leo, formerly distributed from Morrocco eastwards across Africa above the Sahara through the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent; now restricted to Gir National Park in Gujarat, India.

Forms of northern lion

pluralnorthern lions

Questions about northern lion

What does northern lion mean?
Northern lion means the nominate subspecies of lion, Panthera leo leo, formerly distributed from Morrocco eastwards across Africa above the Sahara through the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent; now restricted to Gir National Park in Gujarat, India.
What part of speech is northern lion?
Northern lion is a noun.
What is the plural of northern lion?
The plural of northern lion is northern lions.

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