Word of the Day 3.23.09

leonine

le·o·nine (l-nn)

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a lion.


[Middle English, from Old French leonin, from Latin lennus, from le, len-, lion; see lion.]

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Adj. 1. leonine – of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

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