We found 2 definitions of big cat from 2 different sources.
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big cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild | ||
cat | ||
felid, feline any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws | ||
family felidae, felidae cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers | ||
panthera pardus, leopard large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots | ||
panthera uncia, snow leopard, ounce large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur | ||
felis onca, jaguar, panthera onca, panther a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis | ||
king of beasts, panthera leo, lion large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male | ||
panthera tigris, tiger large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered | ||
liger offspring of a male lion and a female tiger | ||
tiglon, tigon offspring of a male tiger and a female lion | ||
acinonyx jubatus, cheetah, chetah long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game |