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Noun: king of beasts
  1. Large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
    "The king of beasts surveyed his territory from the rocky outcrop";
    - lion, Panthera leo

Type of: big cat, cat

Part of: genus Panthera, Panthera, pride

Encyclopedia: King of beasts