Definition of lioness
:a female lion
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But don't think manes are only for males: Though uncommon, maned lionesses have been regularly sighted in the Mombo area of Botswana's Okavango Delta.
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The young lions at the preserve were having trouble getting the females pregnant, so Frasier was introduced to the lionesses.
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As Damian Carrington reports for the Guardian, a lioness was spotted nursing a leopard cub—
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An early morning venture turned into a life-threatening scare for one young lioness in western India’s Somnath village.
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Normally, according to Hunter, the lioness would kill the little leopard, viewing the cute cub as soon-to-be competition.
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In this Tuesday, July 11, 2017 photo supplied by Joop van der Linde, a leopard cub walks away after suckling on a 5-year-old lioness in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania.
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The lioness, known as Nosikitok, is 5 years old, and the leopard cub is about 3 weeks old, said Susie Sheppard, Media and Digital Marketing Director of Panthera.
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In keeping with the Zoo’s thank-you tradition, a lion and lioness are named Ernest and Evelyn, and the penguins in Africa Rocks bear names of McKinney family members.
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First Known Use of lioness
14th century
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