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Definition of King of beasts
1. Noun. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male.
Specialized synonyms: Lion Cub, Lioness, Lionet
Terms within: Mane
Generic synonyms: Big Cat, Cat
Group relationships: Genus Panthera, Panthera, Pride
Definition of King of beasts
1. Noun. (idiomatic) The lion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of King Of Beasts
Literary usage of King of beasts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of Histology by Philipp Stöhr (1913)
"King of Beasts fI ^HE water being almost as warm as JL milk to his naked body,
and buoyant by reason of its heavy percentage of salt, Johns felt that he ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1897)
"... intolerable thirst, and slow asphyxiation, THE king of beasts IN INDIA.
one hundred and twenty-three were dead, and twenty-three pale, haggard men stood ..."
3. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1880)
"As this first gallery opens with a sketch of the king of beasts, so, appropriately
enough, it closes with a picture of the king of birds, ..."
4. Sporting Adventures in the Far West by John Mortimer Murphy (1879)
"... Greasers in California—Our trophies—Death of a horse, and wounding of its
rider—We la«so two cubs—Which is the king of beasts, the lion or the grizzly ? ..."
5. Explorations in Africa by Lurton Dunham Ingersoll, David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley (1872)
"... Life and Character—Missionary Life—Characteristics of the People—Graphic Sketch
of a Combat with Lions —Many Facts about the " King of Beasts. ..."
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