big game

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big′ game′, 

1. Sport large wild animals, esp. when hunted for sport.
2. Sport large fish, as tuna and marlin, when sought by deep-sea anglers.
3. a major objective, esp. one that involves risk.
• 1860–65

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big game noun

1. large animals that are hunted or fished for sport