Any large feline animal, such as the lion, tiger etc.(noun)
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Use "big cat" in a sentence
"But the porcupine, squealing and grunting, with disrupted anatomy trying feebly to roll up into its ball-protection, flicked out its tail again, and again the big cat squalled with hurt and astonishment."