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Definition of Big cat
1. Noun. Any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild.
Group relationships: Family Felidae, Felidae
Generic synonyms: Felid, Feline
Specialized synonyms: Leopard, Panthera Pardus, Ounce, Panthera Uncia, Snow Leopard, Felis Onca, Jaguar, Panther, Panthera Onca, King Of Beasts, Lion, Panthera Leo, Panthera Tigris, Tiger, Liger, Tiglon, Tigon, Acinonyx Jubatus, Cheetah, Chetah, Saber-toothed Tiger, Sabertooth
Definition of Big cat
1. Noun. Any large feline animal, such as the lion, tiger etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Cat
Literary usage of Big cat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"The big cat did not stop to circle long in the scrub and in another moment ...
And sure enough, the big cat, exhausted by his long run over the pine hills, ..."
2. The New Script Primer by Caroline A. Faber (1892)
"See the big cat run. 2. See the bird in the tree. 3. The dog ran at the hen. 4.
He can not catch the hen. ..."
3. Western Field by Olympic Club (San Francisco, Calif.), California Game and Fish Protective Association (1905)
"Papa said it was not a very big cat for that species (short tailed or bob cat).
It was poor and long and slender, but weighed 30 pounds. ..."
4. Costa Rica Pocket Adventure Guide by Bruce Conord, June Conord (2006)
"each big cat requires a forested area of 100 square miles - they are ... This big
cat is an amazingly agile climber, able to leap 13 meters ( feet) in ..."
5. Inductive German Method by Moses Jasper Martin (1896)
"Here we see a little rat and a big cat. The little rat is afraid of the big cat.
... The big cat is going to catch the little rat, to kill it and eat it. 4. ..."
6. The Natural History of Some Common Animals: A Book of Animal Life by Charles George Douglas Roberts (1904)
"Nevertheless, the big cat's rage waxed hotter than ever. ... It was the big cat's
favoured custom to spend hours at a time crouched over one or another of ..."
7. Plan of Work for the Progressive Road to Reading by Georgine Burchill, William Louis Ettinger, Edgar Dubs Shimer (1910)
"So the King called big cat. 6. "There is a Eat in the kitchen, big cat. ...
He was afraid of big cat. 8. Once there was a little Mouse. ..."
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