Ma’anar ƙamus na “Sarkin Dabbobi” yana nufin zaki, wanda galibi ana ɗaukarsa mafi ƙarfi da ɗaukaka a cikin dukan dabbobin da ke cikin duniyar dabba. Ana amfani da wannan kalmar don bayyana matsayin zaki a matsayin babban mafarauci, da kuma sunansa na ƙarfi, jajircewa, da jagoranci. Kalmar nan “Sarkin Dabbobi” ana yawan amfani da ita a alamance don nuni ga mutum ko wani abu da yake da iko, mai tasiri, ko rinjaye a fagensa.