queen of beasts
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Noun
editqueen of beasts (plural queens of beasts)
- (idiomatic) The lioness.
- Coordinate term: king of beasts
- 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:
- [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.
Translations
editthe lioness
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