Definition of lioness
: a female lion
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Experts believe that these lionesses have elevated levels of testosterone, which drives the development of manes in males, according to Karin Bruillard of the Washington Post.
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The group, this a pack of hyenas on a single lioness, has brought her down.
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Safari-goers have recently been complaining that lionesses, fed up with being photographed in classic leonine poses, are no longer working gratis.
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The dead lions, eight of them cubs and the other three adult lionesses, were part of a pride that also included three males.
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The carcasses of 8 cubs and three lionesses, all from the same pride, were found scattered in the fishing village of Hamukungu, in southwest Uganda, last week, according to Uganda's Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities.
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Park officials plan to take a tougher stance against cattle grazing in the park and are considering bringing in adult lionesses from another pride to encourage breeding and get the numbers up.
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Just up ahead a lioness and her three cubs wrestled on a log.
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The lion was being held with a lioness at the Nicolas Bravo zoo in Tulancingo, northeast of Mexico City.
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First Known Use of lioness
14th century
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