big cat

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big cat

/ˈbɪɡ ˈkæt/ US

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noun big cats

Any large felid of the Pantherinae subfamily, including tigers, lions, jaguars, leopards, and clouded leopards.
Similar: great cat, megafelid
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, cat.

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noun any large feline animal

中文	大貓 /大猫 dàmāo
Português	grande felino
Français	fauve, félin
Deutsch	Großkatze
Italiano	micione

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@misc{big_cat_2026,
  title = {big cat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/big%20cat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}