big five

English

Noun

big five pl (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.
(ecology) The five major extinction events since the beginning of life on Earth.

Coordinate terms

Big One/big one, big two, Big Three, Big Four, big six, big eight

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