king of beasts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Middle English king of bestes.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) The lion.
“Who shot the lions?” Fred asked. / “Yours truly,” answered Terry. “I shot them with my little gun. I wouldn’t tell a lie for a dozen lions.” Nearly every one in the command laughed heartily, and gathered around to see the big game. The scouts told how Terry had brought the two kings of beasts down, each at a single shot.
1900 February 23, Hal Standish [pseudonym; Harvey King Shackleford], “Fred Fearnot in Johannesburg or, The Terrible Ride to Kimberley”, in Work and Win: An Interesting Weekly for Young America, number 64, New York, N.Y.: Frank Tousey, chapter VII (Terry’s Remarkable Exploit as a Lion Slayer), page 20, column 1:
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fr roi des animaux (the lion) · hu állatok királya (the lion) · lv zvēru ķēniņš (the lion) · non dróttinn dýranna (the lion) · tr hayvanlar kralı (the lion) · he מֶלֶךְ הַחַיּוֹת (the lion) · pt rei dos animais (the lion) · pt rei da selva (the lion) · sh kralj životinja (the lion) · da dyrenes konge (the lion) · mn араатны хаан (the lion) · bn হায়ওয়ানের বাদশাহ (the lion) · cmn 國王野獸 /国王野兽 (the lion) · pt rei da floresta (the lion) · ja 百獣の王 (the lion) · is konungur dýranna (the lion) · sh краљ животиња (the lion) · cs král zvířat (the lion) · el βασιλιάς των ζώων (the lion) · ar مَلِك الوُحُوش (the lion) · sa राजा पशूनाम् (the lion) · ro regele animalelor (the lion) · tr ormanlar kralı (the lion) · fi eläinten kuningas (the lion) · uk цар звірі́в (the lion) · it re degli animali (the lion) · grc βασιλεὺς τῶν ζῴων (the lion) · pl król zwierząt (the lion) · sv djurens konung (the lion) · la rēx animālium (the lion) · sl kralj živalov (the lion) · grc βασιλεὺς τῶν θηρῶν (the lion) · be цар звяро́ў (the lion) · xcl թագաւոր կենդանեաց (the lion) · de König der Tiere (the lion) · ru ца́рь звере́й (the lion) · hy կենդանիների թագավոր (the lion) · eo reĝo de bestoj (the lion) · uk король звірі́в (the lion) · es rey de la selva (the lion) · bg цар на живо́тните (the lion) · sk kráľ zvierat (the lion) · cu краль звѣрии (the lion)