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(religion, spiritualism, and occult)The Lion is a popular name for the sign Leo.
What does it mean when you dream about a lion?
The lion symbolizes daring, strength, and ferocity. As king of the jungle, it also symbolizes royalty, leadership, and dominion (“the lion’s share”). The specific implication depends on the dreamer’s associations with the lion in the dream.
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(1) (LiOn) See lithium ion.(2) (L10N) (L-ocalizatio-N) See l10n.
(3) Version 10.7 of the Mac OS X operating system. Introduced in 2011, Lion was a major upgrade with numerous enhancements as well as iPad-like features. For example, apps could be run from an icon grid like Apple's iDevices (see Launchpad). Apps could display full screen, and they could resume where the user left off when re-opened.
Applications automatically saved their data without user intervention, and the Mac's Exposé thumbnails of open windows and Spaces desktops were combined into one Mission Control function. The Mail app was redesigned like the iPad version, and new gestures were added to the trackpad. Befuddling users at first, the mouse scroll wheel direction was reversed to emulate trackpad movement.
No More DVD Installation
Lion was the first Mac OS version from Apple that was no longer offered via optical disc. Lion was available as a download or on a USB drive. See Mac OS X.
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(Panthera leo), a predatory mammal of the family Felidae. It has a powerfully built body with a large head; the tip of the tail has a tuft of black hair. The animal stands up to 120 cm high at the shoulder and weighs up to 280 kg. The body length measures up to 210 cm and the tail length up to 110 cm. The lion possesses great strength and adroitness. The hair is short and of tawny or sandy color; the belly is light. Part of the head, the neck, the chest, and part of the belly are covered with long shaggy hair (mane) ranging from a light tawny color to black. The young are spotted. There are two subspecies—the African lion and the Asian lion.
In the Quaternary Period the lion was distributed throughout Africa (except in the dense tropical forests of the western part), in southern Europe, and in Southwest Asia. It has been preserved only in the eastern and southern parts of Equatorial Africa (where it is protected in preserves) and in Asia (northwest India, in the Gir Hill Forest preserve). The lion inhabits savannas, mountain semideserts, and riparian forests in deserts. It hunts at twilight and at night, singly, in pairs, in families, or in groups (called prides) of five to ten individuals; it hunts for antelope, buffalo, zebra, deer, and domestic cattle. It also feeds on birds, reptiles, and locusts. It rarely attacks man. The gestation period is about 116 days. The young (one to six, usually three or four) are born weighing about 400 g and with their eyes open. They attain sexual maturity at three years. The lion’s life expectancy is 30 to 35 years. Hybrids between a lion and a tiger and a lion and a leopard are encountered. The lion’s vocal sounds include loud roars and deep growls. The lion differs from other large cats in its calm disposition; it is easily tamed and submits to training. It reproduces in captivity.
N. K. VERESHCHAGIN