Meaning

3 senses

  1. (idiomatic)The lion, Panthera leo.

  2. (figuratively, idiomatic)Someone who dominates some scene, being the leader in their field, the dominant criminal in a region, etc.

    He thinks he's King of the Jungle around here? He's got another think coming.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see king, jungle.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The lion is the king of the jungle.

    Лев - король джунглів. — rmdas

    ruЛев - это царь джунглей. — Lenin_1917

    deDer Löwe ist der König des Dschungels. — Espi

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  2. Robert was the king of the jungle. Sandra was the queen.

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Origin

Referring to the lion being one of the top predators in India (alongside the tiger) and th

Referring to the lion being one of the top predators in India (alongside the tiger) and the African continent, which were depicted in Western pop culture as jungles.

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Forms

plural: Kings of the Jungle

Synonyms

38 synonyms
bossA2mayorB1somebodyA2wheelA1king of beastsking of the hilltop dogbaronbig cheesebig enchiladabig gunbig kahunabig manbig name

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kindredkineticC2kingA1kingdomA2kingfisherkink

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