Wolf vs Lion - What's the difference?
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A large wild canid of certain subspecies of Canis lupus .
A man who makes amorous advances on many women.
(music) A wolf tone or wolf note; an unpleasant tone produced when a note matches the natural resonating frequency of the body of a musical instrument, the quality of which may be likened to the howl of a wolf.
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
(figurative) Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.
* , chapter=7
, title= A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
(obsolete) An eating ulcer or sore. See lupus.
* Jeremy Taylor
A willying machine.
To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
* 1987 , James Ellroy, The Black Dahlia
* 2013 , Neil Martin, Collected Stories of the Sea
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
As nouns the difference between wolf and lion
is that wolf is a large wild canid of certain subspecies of Canis lupus while lion is 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.As a verb wolf
is to devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.As a proper noun Wolf
is the constellation Lupus.As an adjective lion is
of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.wolf
English
Noun
(wolves)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“
- If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side.
- (Knight)
Hypernyms
* (large wild canid) Canis lupus , canidHyponyms
* (large wild canid) she-wolfCoordinate terms
* (large wild canid) dingo, dog ; coyote, jackal, fox (other canids)Derived terms
(terms derived from "wolf") * Big Bad Wolf * cry wolf * grey wolf, gray wolf * Mexican wolf * raised by wolves * red wolf * sea wolf * she-wolf * Tasmanian wolf * werewolf * white wolf * wolf cub * wolf down * wolf in sheep's clothing * wolf interval * wolfie * wolfish * wolflike * wolf tone * wolvenVerb
- After a wolfed burger dinner, I called the night number at Administrative Vice and inquired about known lesbian gathering places.
- Vicars seated himself and began wolfing a sandwich.
Synonyms
* gulp down, wolf downExternal links
* (wikipedia)Anagrams
* ----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.