Big five

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.NounThe five most difficult and dangerous game animals to hunt in Africa: the African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and rhinoceros.

2.NounThe five major extinction events since the beginning of life on Earth.

Synonyms

cape hunting dog sable antelope cape elk african hunting dog giraffe gazelle african rhinoceros tiger forest giraffe zebra giraffe rhodesian ridgeback hunting leopard common eland

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