lions

li-ons (ly'ohns) n. 1. The Worst. Football. Team. Ever. (See: Detroit, not British Columbia or Penn State) 2. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a heavy mane around the neck and shoulders. 3. Any of several large wildcats related to or resembling the lion. 4. 1. A very brave person. 2. A person regarded as fierce or savage. 3. A noted person; a celebrity: a literary lion.