cave lion

English

Noun

cave lion (plural cave lions)

1. An extinct subspecies of lion, Panthera leo spelaea, known from fossils and multiple examples of prehistoric art.
   • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 202:

     After the arrival of humans in Europe, cave lions began to decrease in size.

Translations

Panthera leo spelaea

• German: Höhlenlöwe m
• Swedish: grottlejon (sv) n

Anagrams

• caveolin