great cat

noun

Any large feline animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.

Meanings

noungreat cat (plural great cats)

plural great cats

  1. Any large feline animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.

    Synonyms: big cat, megafelid

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see great, cat.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny large feline animal, especially one of the Panthera genus, including tigers, lions, jaguars and leopards.

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