big game hunt

Pursuing dangerous animals

A big game hunt is an expedition to pursue and kill large wild animals—typically elephants, lions, buffalo, leopards, or rhinoceros in Africa, or bears, moose, and elk elsewhere.

The term evokes safari culture and trophy hunting: He went on a big game hunt in Tanzania.

Figuratively, any high-stakes pursuit of a major target: The FBI's big game hunt for mob bosses.

Related

elephant · lion · wild animal · prey · tracker · wilderness · savanna · stalk · expedition · safari jacket · Africa · antlers · buck · mount · taxidermy · camouflage · scope · shooting range

Categories
Opposites
prey size

big game huntrabbit hunting

Pursuing lagomorphs for sport

squirrel hunting · varmint hunting · bird hunting · fishing · waterfowl hunting

activity type

big game huntwildlife photography

Documenting animals in habitats

nature observation · bird watching · wildlife safari · nature walk · photo safari

lethality and intent

big game huntwildlife conservation

Protecting animals and ecosystems

wildlife rehabilitation · species preservation · wildlife protection

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG