Lion vs Mule - What's the difference?
lion | mule |
A big cat, Panthera leo , native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.
# A male lion.
(heraldiccharge) A stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.
A Chinese foo dog.
An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.
* 2003 , Peter Armstrong and Angus McBride, Stirling Bridge & Falkirk 1297–98: William Wallace's Rebellion :
A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
* Prof. Wilson
* 1919 ,
A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion
A generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
A generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.
A hybrid plant.
(informal) A stubborn person.
(slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.
(numismatics) A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.
(gaming) A character on an MMORPG used mainly to store extra inventory of the owner's primary character.
* 2007 , David L. McClard, Verotopia Online: The MMORPG of the Century , Xlibris (2007), ISBN 9781425772895,
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As nouns the difference between lion and mule
is that lion is net, web while mule is mouth.As a verb lion
is fill.lion
English
Noun
(en-noun)- Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.
- It was said of [Edward Plantaganet] that 'he was a lion for pride and ferocity but a pard for inconstancy and changeableness, not keeping his word or promise but excusing himself with fair words'.
- Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion , but a man.
- Rose Waterford was a cynic. She looked upon life as an opportunity for writing novels and the public as her raw material. Now and then she invited members of it to her house if they showed an appreciation of her talent and entertained with proper lavishness. She held their weakness for lions in good-humoured contempt, but played to them her part of the distinguished woman of letters with decorum.
Coordinate terms
* (Panthera leo) cougar, leopard, panther, puma, tiger * (male lion individual) cub, lionessHolonyms
* (individual Panthera leo) prideDerived terms
* antlion, ant lion * aphid lion, aphis lion * beard the lion * Cape lion * cave lion * dandelion * golden lion tamarin * Lion of Judah * Lion of St Mark * Lion of Venice * lion's ear * lion's foot * lion's leaf * lion's share * lion's tail * lion's tooth * lion cub * lioness * lionfish * Lionheart * lionhearted, lion-hearted * lionhood * lionise, lionize * lionism * lionlike * lionly * lionship * marsupial lion * mountain lion * Nemean lion * sea lion * Steller's sea lion * twist the lion's tailSee also
* (wikipedia) * (Panthera leo) * (commonslite) * *Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----mule
English
(wikipedia mule) {, style="float: right; clear:right;" , , , }Etymology 1
From Middle English (reinforced by (etyl) mul (masculine), mule (feminine)), from (etyl) 'he-ass').Noun
(en noun)page 89:
- He was in the middle of organizing his massive stash of rare and exquisite bounty, all kept safely in the inventory cache of a mule , an entirely separate character which he paid a monthly fee to maintain exclusively for that purpose.