Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cave lion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: cave lion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.

Example Sentences

"After the arrival of humans in Europe, cave lions began to decrease in size."

Inflected Forms

cave lions (plural)

Questions

What does cave lion mean?: An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.

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