When the beasts were led in procession they bound her to a fierce lioness, and the Queen Tryphaena followed her.
To assail or attack on all sides: the lioness … beset by men and hounds. pope.
Not a house cat, not a mouser in a barn in some green forest town, but a lioness or a jungle panther.
A lioness lets out a mighty yawn to shake away the sleep and be ready for the wildebeests which were headed in the direction of the pride.
A lioness may try to defend her cubs against infanticide, but if she fails she does not plan vengeance against the male who did it.
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