Giraffe vs. Lion

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

A giraffe unicycle.

(Cockney rhyming slang) A laugh.

Example: ‘Are you having a giraffe?!’;

An African ruminant (Giraffa camelopardalis formerly Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family (Giraffidae) by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of quadriped animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs. There are three types, having different patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the Reticulated Giraffe, the Masai Giraffe, and the Uganda Giraffe. Intermediate crosses are also observed.

tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa

a large African mammal with a very long neck and forelegs, having a coat patterned with brown patches separated by lighter lines. It is the tallest living animal.

The giraffe (Giraffa) is an African artiodactyl mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. It is traditionally considered to be one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies.

A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly to much of Europe. The term may apply to the species as a whole, to individuals, or to male individuals. It also applies to related species like mountain lions.

Example: ‘Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.’;

A male lion.

(heraldry) A stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.

A Chinese foo dog.

An individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.

A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.

A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

(historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo, formerly Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the different countries. The adult male, in most varieties, has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his apparent size, which is less than that of the largest tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft of the tail is black. In one variety, called the maneless lion, the male has only a slight mane.

A sign and a constellation; Leo.

An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at that time.

Example: ‘Such society was far more enjoyable than that of Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man.’;

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

The lion (Panthera leo) is a large felid of the genus Panthera native mainly to Africa. It has a muscular, deep-chested body, short, rounded head, round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.