Lioness: alternatives and connections

One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.

A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.

Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.

An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though…

A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a dragon.

Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or o…

An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; h…

Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs; -- said of a lion.

The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.

Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as…

An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the fo…

A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female…

In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant.

a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics

A genus of carnivorous mammals, including the domestic cat, the lion, tiger, panther, and similar animals.

Belonging to an individual of the female sex; characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness.

See Female rhyme, under Female, a.