grottenleeuw

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of grot (“cave”) +‎ -en- +‎ leeuw (“lion”), calque of Latin Panthera leo spelaea. From the 20th century.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌleːu̯/
Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧leeuw

Noun edit

grottenleeuw m (plural grottenleeuwen)

(uncommon) cave lion, Panthera leo spelaea.
Synonym: holenleeuw

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