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stone lion

stone lion noun: synonym of foo dog.

Noun

stone lion (plural stone lions)

  1. Synonym of foo dog
    • In the revival of Buddhism during Tang times (618–907), all Buddhist temples were protected by a pair of these stone lions.2014, Shelia Hollihan-Elliot, Art and Architecture of China, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    foo dog

Synonyms of stone lion

Forms of stone lion

pluralstone lions

Questions about stone lion

What does stone lion mean?
Stone lion means synonym of foo dog.
What part of speech is stone lion?
Stone lion is a noun.
What is the plural of stone lion?
The plural of stone lion is stone lions.

Words near stone lion in the dictionary

  1. Stone in Oxney
  2. stone jug
  3. stone jugs
  4. stone knapper
  5. stone knappers
  6. stone lion
  7. stone lions
  8. stone loach
  9. stone loaches
  10. stone man syndrome
  11. stone marten

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