holenleeuw
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of hol (“hole, den”) + -en- + leeuw (“lion”), calque of German Höhlenlöwe. First attested in the 1850s.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]holenleeuw m (plural holenleeuwen)
- cave lion, Panthera leo spelaea
- Synonym: grottenleeuw