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Definition of lioness : A female lion.

Synonyms:

doe, girl, bitch, jenny, ewe, dam, cow, hind, duck, hen

Usage examples:

• I concealed him with that and a mail- sack, and stretched my head out to see what lioness stood in his path. - "Red Men and White", Owen Wister.
• I give you the plain fact for what it is worth: you would find her from the first a clever and determined adversary, a regular little lioness with her cub, and absolutely intolerant on that particular point. - "No Hero", E.W. Hornung.
• He trains her as a professional might train a lioness. - "The Branding Iron", Katharine Newlin Burt.