| Library / English Dictionary |
KING OF BEASTS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
Synonyms:
king of beasts; lion; Panthera leo
Classified under:
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)
