KING OF BEASTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does king of beasts mean? 

• KING OF BEASTS (noun)
  The noun KING OF BEASTS has 1 sense:

1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

  Familiarity information: KING OF BEASTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KING OF BEASTS (noun)

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Meaning:

Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

king of beasts; lion; Panthera leo

Hypernyms ("king of beasts" is a kind of...):

big cat; cat (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)

Meronyms (parts of "king of beasts"):

mane (long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "king of beasts"):

lion cub (a young lion)

lioness (a female lion)

lionet (a small or young lion)

Holonyms ("king of beasts" is a member of...):

genus Panthera; Panthera (lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

pride (a group of lions)