Like a lion
I believe the answer is:
leonine
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">like a lion</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for leonine that I've seen before include "Like the king of the beasts" , "Relating to a carnivore or to certain popes" , "As a maned animal" , "Catty" , "Like a big cat" .)