(~s)
You can refer to an animal as a ~, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one. (LITERARY)
...the threats our ancestors faced from wild ~s.
N-COUNT
(~s)
You can refer to an animal as a ~, especially if it is a large, dangerous, or unusual one. (LITERARY)
...the threats our ancestors faced from wild ~s.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012