nounlĕontŏphŏnosLEONTOPHONOS☆ KeepMeaninga small animal whose urine was said to be fatal to lionsLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879LEONTOPHONOSLEWIS & SHORTLEONTOPHONOSlĕontŏphŏnos, i, m., = λεοντοφόνος (lion-killer), I. a small animal whose urine was said to be fatal to lions, Plin. 8, 38, 57, § 136.Read the whole entry