lion cub

collocation in English

meaningsoflionandcub

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lion
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlaɪ.ən/us
/ˈlaɪ.ən/
a large wild animal of the cat family with yellowish-brown fur that lives in Africa and ...
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cub
noun[C]
uk
/kʌb/us
/kʌb/
a young lion, bear, ...
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(Definition oflionandcubfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ambulancemen were slightly put out to discover that they were called upon to deal with a sicklioncubrather than a sick human being.
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The boxer who walked the streets with alioncub, wore silk shirts, and diamond rings, was now broke.
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Dressed in a short tunic, if the king's right arm cradles alioncub, his left hand holds a clay tablet.
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Alioncubwhose father is the king of the lions.
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He also had a petlioncub, which he had to let go once it got too big.
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Thelioncubleaps with joy.
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This variation had alioncubon the pedestal, looking straight at the viewer.
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When he was first introduced he was alioncub, but for the rest of the series he is a teenager.
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Dov found alioncubfor sale in the market.
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In one example lion cubs were advertised for sale and there were more than 30 applicants for them.
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He had with him four lion cubs, just in the back of an estate car.
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Near him were lion cubs, a giraffe and a snake listening to him playing a lyre.
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The park became home for a monkey, a honey bear and several lion cubs.
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He once cared for several abandoned lion cubs and a monkey in his own home.
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As many as 80% of lion cubs die before they reach the age of two.
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She suffered starvation, since the calves will not act like lion cubs and wait somewhere while she hunts for food.
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At the four corners, decorated with purple-burned glazed terra-cotta creatures of lion cubs are depicted.
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Lion cubs are born with brown rosettes (spots) on their body, rather like those of a leopard.
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It initially opened with two lion cubs, some antelope, and an elephant.
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