noun
- a female lion
Examples
- The lioness hunted silently through the tall grass.
- A lioness is typically smaller than a male lion but is often the primary hunter.
- The cubs stayed close to their mother, a protective lioness.
- We watched the lioness teaching her young how to stalk prey.
- The lioness roared to call her cubs back to the pride.
- In the documentary, the lioness successfully brought down a zebra.