big five

noun

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

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Meanings

nounbig five pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe five most difficult and dangerous game animals to hunt in Africa: the African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and rhinoceros.
  2. pluralplural onlybiologyThe five major extinction events since the beginning of life on Earth.
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