n. A genus of naked pteropods. One species (Clione papilonacea), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called
n. [ OF., dim. of lion. ] (Zool.) The whelp of a lioness; a young lion. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. lionesse. ] (Zool.) A female lion. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF., dim. of lion. ] (Zool.) A young or small lion. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Multiplied by millions; innumerable. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Papilio. ] (Zool.) The division of
n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to