lioness
noun/ˈlaɪənɪs/
Frequency rank: #16,448 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
An adult female lion.
Example sentence
The lioness watched over her cubs carefully at the edge of the savanna.
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