leonine
/ˈliːənaɪn/adjective
उच्चारण लीअनाइन
सिंह जैसा, शेर जैसा
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literary
like a lion
सिंह जैसा, शेर जैसा
- a leonine head of hair
- The old actor had a leonine mane of white hair.
- The wrestler had a leonine roar that echoed round the stadium.
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- With his broad face and thick hair, the singer looked almost leonine.
- The statue showed a king with a proud, leonine expression.
AaSpelling
le·o·nine
§Grammar and usage
Keep the animal adjectives together, asked often: leonine (lion), feline (cat), canine (dog), bovine (cow), equine (horse), ovine (sheep), porcine (pig), lupine (wolf), ursine (bear), vulpine (fox), aquiline (eagle: 'an aquiline nose'), serpentine (snake).
जानवरों के adjectives साथ याद रखिए, अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: leonine (सिंह), feline (बिल्ली), canine (कुत्ता), bovine (गाय), equine (घोड़ा), ovine (भेड़), porcine (सूअर), lupine (भेड़िया), ursine (भालू), vulpine (लोमड़ी), aquiline (चील: 'an aquiline nose'), serpentine (साँप)।
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General knowledge
The Asiatic lion is found only in Gir National Park, Gujarat.
एशियाई शेर केवल गिर राष्ट्रीय उद्यान, गुजरात में मिलता है।