queen of beasts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) The lioness.
[W]e will follow females from pregnancy and parturition to the pooling of their cubs in a crèche, whereupon the egalitarian queens of beasts are faced with the intricacies of shared caregiving.
2023, Craig Packer, “Cub Rearing”, in The Lion: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of an Iconic Species, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 76:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| queens of beasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
cs královna zvířat (the lioness) · grc βασίλισσα τῶν ζῴων (the lioness) · fi eläinten kuningatar (the lioness) · uk королева звірів (the lioness) · fr reine des animaux (the lioness) · grc βασίλισσα τῶν θηρῶν (the lioness) · sk kráľovná zvierat (the lioness) · de Königin der Tiere (the lioness) · eo reĝino de bestoj (the lioness) · sa राज्ञी पशूनाम् (the lioness) · is drottning dýranna (the lioness) · hy կենդանիների թագուհի (the lioness) · bn হায়ওয়ানের রাণী (the lioness) · ro regina animalelor (the lioness) · la regina animalium (the lioness) · sl kraljica živalov (the lioness) · ru короле́ва живо́тных (the lioness) · pl królowa zwierząt (the lioness) · el βασίλισσα των ζώων (the lioness) · xcl թագուհի կենդանեաց (the lioness)