grottenleeuw

Compound of grot (“cave”) +‎ -en- +‎ leeuw (“lion”), calque of Latin Panthera leo spelaea. From the 20th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌleːu̯/
• Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧leeuw

grottenleeuw m (plural grottenleeuwen)

1. (uncommon) Synonym of holenleeuw (“cave lion”) (Panthera leo spelaea)