"big game" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} big game (uncountable)
  1. Any large animal(s) hunted for sport. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hunting Related terms: elephant gun, Nitro Express, trophy hunting Translations (large animals hunted for sport): caça major [feminine] (Catalan), suurriista (Finnish), caza maior [feminine] (Galician), storvilt [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-big_game-en-noun-ZaVwW5ef Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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