king of beasts
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of king of beasts
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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It’s logical to assume the threat of lions becoming as rare as a northern hairy-nosed wombat or a pygmy three-toed sloth would make big-game hunters take the king of beasts off their to-do lists.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2019
At no other time has Africa’s king of beasts been so threatened.
From National Geographic ● Jun. 1, 2018
After all, the king of beasts would never be caught doing anything as undignified as coughing up a hairball.
From National Geographic ● Mar. 17, 2018
But would restricting trophy hunts really save the king of beasts?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2015
Lion is, of course, from the Latin leo, which word, in turn, is lost far back in the Egyptian tongue, where the word for the king of beasts was labu.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by William Beebe
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