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big five

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.

Noun

big five pl (plural only)

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

Questions about big five

What does big five mean?
Big five means the five most difficult and dangerous game animals to hunt in Africa: the African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and rhinoceros.
What part of speech is big five?
Big five is a noun.

Words near big five in the dictionary

  1. big fish eat little fish
  2. big fish in a little pond
  3. big fish in a small pond
  4. big fish in little ponds
  5. big fish in small ponds
  6. big five
  7. big flies
  8. big fly
  9. big food
  10. Big Foot
  11. Big Foots

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