big cat

English

A lion (Panthera leo)

A tiger (Panthera tigris)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɡ ˈkæt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

big cat (plural big cats)

1. Any large felid of the Pantherinae subfamily, including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and clouded leopards.

   Synonyms: great cat, megafelid

   Coordinate term: small cat

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big,‎ cat.

Translations

any large feline animal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大貓 / 大猫 (zh) (dàmāo)

• Choctaw: koi
• Dutch: katachtige (nl) m
• Finnish: kissapeto (fi)
• French: fauve (fr) m, félin (fr) m
• German: Großkatze (de) f
• Hungarian: nagymacska (hu)
• Icelandic: stórköttur (is) m
• Igede: ịjọ
• Italian: micione (it) m
• Malayalam: പുലി (ml) (puli)
• Polish: duży kot m
• Portuguese: grande felino m
• Swedish: storkatt c
• Yoruba: ẹkun

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