northern lion

noun

The nominate subspecies of lion, Panthera leo leo, formerly distributed from Morrocco eastwards across Africa above the Sahara through the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent; now restricted to Gir National Park in Gujarat, India.

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nounnorthern lion (plural northern lions)

plural northern lions

  1. The nominate subspecies of lion, Panthera leo leo, formerly distributed from Morrocco eastwards across Africa above the Sahara through the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent; now restricted to Gir National Park in Gujarat, India.
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