Barbary lion

noun

Any of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.

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Atlas lionNubian lion
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Meanings

nounBarbary lion (plural Barbary lions)

plural Barbary lions

  1. biologyAny of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.

    Barbary lions had been believed extinct in the wild since the mid-twentieth century, survived only by a few odds and bods of DNA carried in captive individuals descended from Haile Selassie's private collection.

    2015, Bryn Ellis, Half Trace, page 290

    Synonyms: Atlas lion, Nubian lion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the North African population, now extinct in the wild, of the lion subspecies Panthera leo leo.

Similar
Atlas lionNubian lion
Also see
atlas lionnubian lion

Translations

Catalan lleó de l'Atles
  • lleó de l'AtlesPanthera leo leo
Chinese Mandarin 巴巴裡獅 /巴巴里狮
  • 巴巴裡獅 /巴巴里狮 (Bābālǐ shī)Panthera leo leo
Danish Atlasløve
  • AtlasløvePanthera leo leo
Dutch Berberleeuw, Atlasleeuw
  • BerberleeuwPanthera leo leo
  • AtlasleeuwPanthera leo leo
  • Barabijse leeuwPanthera leo leo
Finnish atlasleijona
  • atlasleijonaPanthera leo leo
French lion de barbarie, lion de l'Atlas
  • lion de barbariePanthera leo leo
  • lion de l'AtlasPanthera leo leo
German Berberlöwe, Atlaslöwe
  • BerberlöwePanthera leo leo
  • AtlaslöwePanthera leo leo
  • Nubischer LöwePanthera leo leo
Italian leone dell'Atlante, leone berbero
  • leone dell'AtlantePanthera leo leo
  • leone berberoPanthera leo leo
Korean 바버리사자
  • 바버리사자 (babeorisaja)Panthera leo leo
Norwegian Bokmål berberløve
  • berberløvePanthera leo leo
Portuguese leão-do-atlas
  • leão-do-atlasPanthera leo leo
Romanian leu berber
  • leu berberPanthera leo leo
Russian бербери́йский лев, барбари́йский лев
  • бербери́йский лев (berberíjskij lev)Panthera leo leo
  • барбари́йский лев (barbaríjskij lev)Panthera leo leo
Spanish león del Atlas, león bárbaro
  • león del AtlasPanthera leo leo
  • león bárbaroPanthera leo leo
  • león de BerberíaPanthera leo leo
Cite this entry
APA

Barbary lion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20lion

MLA

“Barbary lion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20lion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barbary lion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barbary%20lion.

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