Meanings
nounCape lion (plural Cape lions)
plural Cape lions
- A lion of the extinct population of subspecies Panthera leo melanochaita which inhabited the Cape of Good Hope.
Translations
Dutch Kaapse leeuw
- Kaapse leeuwPanthera leo melanochaita
Finnish kapinleijona
- kapinleijonaPanthera leo melanochaita
French lion du Cap
- lion du CapPanthera leo melanochaita
German Kaplöwe
- KaplöwePanthera leo melanochaita
Italian leone del Capo
- leone del CapoPanthera leo melanochaita
Portuguese leão-do-cabo
- leão-do-caboPanthera leo melanochaita
Russian ка́пский лев
- ка́пский лев (kápskij lev)Panthera leo melanochaita
Spanish león del Cabo
- león del CaboPanthera leo melanochaita
Swedish Kaplejon
- KaplejonPanthera leo melanochaita
Cite this entry
APA
Cape lion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20lion
MLA
“Cape lion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20lion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape lion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20lion.
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