单词 | maneless |
释义 | manelessadj. Of an animal, esp. a male lion: having no mane.† maneless lion (of Gujarat) n. Obsolete the Asiatic lion, Panthera leo persica, now confined to the Gir Forest, Gujarat, India, the male of which tends to have a scanty mane. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > hairy, furry, or woolly > having a mane > having no mane maneless1828 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 106 Common Sea Bear. Fur brown; males maneless. 1835 Trans. Zool. Soc. 1 165 The maneless Lion of Guzerat. 1870 J. Orton Andes & Amazon vi. 105 The puma, or maneless American lion. 1893 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. I. 361 It may be that some adult specimens of the Indian lion are maneless; yet well-maned examples have been killed. 1909 Daily Chron. 23 Oct. 7/4 The tawny, galloping form of a big maneless lion. 1992 Times 21 Nov. iii. 3/3 There were eight females and four young, maneless males: the entire pride was young, fit and fast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828 |
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