mane
noun
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
maneless
-
a word derived from
mane.
Example Sentences
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The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebras, white rhinos, ostriches, crowned cranes and a greater kudu - a type of antelope.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
The African habitat - which was built in 2001 - is home to reticulated giraffes, maneless zebra, white rhino, ostrich, crowned crane and a greater kudu.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
When British colonial officials first built a railway line here in 1898, a notorious pair of maneless male lions killed about 30 mainly Indian labourers.
From Economist ● Feb. 26, 2015
It was a majestic lion, at least five feet in height, of the kind called káramoo, in distinction to the maneless species known as the Nyassi-lion.
From Dick Sands, the Boy Captain by Ellen E. Frewer
He told her of an Englishwoman whom he had met in the Masai veldt, hunting for maneless lions—an amazon in breeches and boots, at the head of her own safari.
From Sacrifice by Stephen French Whitman
