"big five" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} big five pl (plural only)
  1. The five most difficult and dangerous game animals to hunt in Africa: the African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, African leopard, and rhinoceros. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Five
    Sense id: en-big_five-en-noun-oMB4vVZK Disambiguation of Five: 49 51
  2. (ecology) The five major extinction events since the beginning of life on Earth. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Ecology, Five
    Sense id: en-big_five-en-noun-F~3fk2nu Disambiguation of Five: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 38 62 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: Big One, big one, big two, Big Three, Big Four, big six, big eight

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