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The lion is called Panthera leo because it belongs to the genus Panthera, which includes other big cats like tigers, leopards, and jaguars. The specific epithet "leo" is derived from the Latin word for lion. This binomial nomenclature system, established by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century, helps to classify and categorize organisms based on their shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships.

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