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king of the jungle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
king of the jun-gle
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lion, Panthera leo.

noun

Someone who dominates some scene, being the leader in their field, the dominant criminal in a region, etc.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

Kings of the Jungle (plural)

Synonyms

king of beasts king of the hill king of the castle top dog baron big cheese big enchilada big gun big kahuna big man big name big noise

Questions

What does king of the jungle mean?
The lion, Panthera leo.
Where does king of the jungle come from?
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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