big cat

noun

: a large wild animal of the cat family
lions, tigers, leopards, and other big cats

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Wildlife officials believe the lion instead probably ventured out and was killed by a car over the summer — another grim conjecture big cat fans feared would come to pass. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024 Behind the big cat is the family’s dead house cat, freshly killed by the 120-pound mountain lion. Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Among the 20 images is a shot of a rare black tiger, a big cat that gets its name from its extra-wide stripes. Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 The big cat was sighted in the backyard of a house in western Frisco, near Lake Lewisville, TPWD said in a news release Thursday, adding the sighting was reported on Monday, Nov. 4. Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for big cat 

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“Big cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20cat. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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big cat

noun
: a large wild cat (as a leopard or tiger)
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