Phrase guide

king of beasts

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The lion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: King of the Jungle

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lion, Panthera leo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: big cat, cat

Narrower terms: lion cub, lioness, lionet

History

Etymology

From Middle English king of bestes.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَلِك الوُحُوش (malik al-wuḥūš) — the lion
  • Armenian: կենդանիների թագավոր (kendanineri tʻagavor) — the lion
  • Old Armenian: թագաւոր կենդանեաց (tʻagawor kendaneacʻ) — the lion
  • Belarusian: цар звяро́ў (car zvjarów) — the lion
  • Bengali: হায়ওয়ানের বাদশাহ (haẏōẇaner badośah) — the lion
  • Bulgarian: цар на живо́тните (car na živótnite) — the lion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國王野獸 /国王野兽 (guówáng yěshòu) — the lion
  • Czech: král zvířat — the lion
  • Danish: dyrenes konge — the lion
  • Esperanto: reĝo de bestoj — the lion
  • Finnish: eläinten kuningas — the lion
  • French: roi des animaux — the lion
  • German: König der Tiere — the lion
  • Greek: βασιλιάς των ζώων (vasiliás ton zóon) — the lion
  • Ancient Greek: βασιλεὺς τῶν θηρῶν (basileùs tôn thērôn) — the lion
  • Ancient Greek: βασιλεὺς τῶν ζῴων (basileùs tôn zōíōn) — the lion
  • Hebrew: מֶלֶךְ הַחַיּוֹת (mélech haẖayyót) — the lion
  • Hungarian: állatok királya — the lion
  • Icelandic: konungur dýranna — the lion
  • Italian: re degli animali — the lion
  • Japanese: 百獣の王 (hyakujū no ō) — the lion
  • Latin: rēx animālium — the lion
  • Latvian: zvēru ķēniņš — the lion
  • Mongolian: араатны хаан (araatny xaan) — the lion
  • Old Church Slavonic: краль звѣрии (kralĭ zvěrii) — the lion
  • Old Norse: dróttinn dýranna — the lion
  • Polish: król zwierząt — the lion
  • Portuguese: rei da selva — the lion
  • Portuguese: rei da floresta — the lion
  • Portuguese: rei dos animais — the lion
  • Romanian: regele animalelor — the lion
  • Russian: ца́рь звере́й (cárʹ zveréj) — the lion
  • Sanskrit: राजा पशूनाम् (rājā paśūnām) — the lion
  • Serbo-Croatian: краљ животиња — the lion
  • Serbo-Croatian: kralj životinja — the lion
  • Slovak: kráľ zvierat — the lion
  • Slovene: kralj živalov — the lion
  • Spanish: rey de la selva — the lion
  • Swedish: djurens konung — the lion
  • Turkish: ormanlar kralı — the lion
  • Turkish: hayvanlar kralı — the lion
  • Ukrainian: цар звірі́в (car zvirív) — the lion
  • Ukrainian: король звірі́в (korolʹ zvirív) — the lion