lionesses
Female pride members
Lionesses is the plural of lioness, a female lion.
In a pride, lionesses do most of the hunting while males defend territory.
The word appears in discussions of wildlife, zoos, and figuratively for fierce or protective women: The lionesses of the pride brought down a zebra.
She and her sisters were lionesses—cross one, face them all.
Power to exert force
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- regalOf or befitting royalty
- warriorOne skilled in combat
Amazon · protector · fearless · powerful · majestic · guardian · feminine · ferocity
Bond among women
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- socialConcerning community life
bonding · kinship · matrilineal · resident · core · related · communal · greeting
Plant's vertical support
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pounceSudden attack leap
- chaseRapid following of quarry
kill · teamwork · cooperation · strategy · stealth · tracking · patience · nocturnal
Young wild mammal offspring
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- protectiveServing to guard
- bondingForming close connections
rearing · lactation · weaning · den · caregiving · tenderness · teaching · grooming
strength
Power to exert force
warrior · Amazon · protector · fearless · powerful · majestic · guardian · feminine · ferocity · nobility
sisterhood
Bond among women
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
social · bonding · kinship · matrilineal · resident · core · related · communal · greeting · nuzzling
stalk
Plant's vertical support
chase · kill · teamwork · cooperation · strategy · stealth · tracking · patience · nocturnal · endurance
cubs
Young wild mammal offspring
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- protectiveServing to guard
bonding · rearing · lactation · weaning · den · caregiving · tenderness · teaching · grooming · carrying
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- acaciaThorny warm-climate shrub
- SerengetiTanzanian ecosystem of grasslands
- waterholeNatural animal drinking source
kopje · shade · territory · migration · wildebeest · zebra · antelope · buffalo · warthog · drought
- pack hunterswolves, gray wolves, wild dogs, African wild dogs, hyenas