tiger
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- noun
- /ˈtaɪɡər/
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tigre
- Left: Eight-week-old wild Amur tiger cub near its den in the Sikhote-Alin Reserve.
- wild tigers
- tiger population
- tigers hunt
These were the lions and tigers and bears spoken of by Uman.
- These were the lions and tigers and bears spoken of by Uman.
- She could show up at the White House in the tiger tail and ears.
- You're not going to convince a tiger to start flying.
- Axis theory evolved with Bengal tigers and leopards in dense jungle.
- It's that I'm being chased by this tiger, but there's no tiger.
- I'm looking and I see this Tiger training, running, working.
- So the the female tiger has to bust a nut lion.
- They're not going to shoot the tigers out of this shit.
Examples
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Lyuti is the resident tiger of the Utyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in the Russian Far East.
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In case you're being chased by a tiger and you have to get up into a tree.
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Shall I prepare the tiger for delivery, sir?
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You know, men are strong, Jack, but the tiger is stronger.
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Let's find the tiger, and let's place the tiger in the most appropriate place.
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What type of gun do you use in hunting tigers, Mr. Bone?
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A Global Tiger Recovery Program, the tiger range ambassadors agreed, is "the last best hope" for tigers.
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Some 500,000 square miles of suitable tiger habitat remain across Asia.
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In 2005, the expert assessment was that 115 adult tigers inhabited those sixteen sites.
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The tiger is a magnificent animal that roams the jungles of Asia.
Synonyms
A large wild cat called the tiger with orange fur and black stripes found in Asia
Compounds
- Indian
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A large tiger with orange fur and black stripes that lives in India and nearby countries
- US
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A large shark with sharp jagged teeth that lives in shallow water near the coast
- Australian
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A doglike meat-eating animal from Tasmania with stripes and a pouch, believed extinct since the 20th century
- Specialized
A tall orange-red flower with purple spots that grows wild in western North America
- Specialized
A small black and white mosquito from Asia that bites people and can spread diseases like dengue
A large extinct North American cat from millions of years ago with long front teeth like later saber-toothed cats
A medium-sized moth with bright patterned wings and a caterpillar called a woolly bear
A venomous snake with dark cross bands that lives in dry rocky canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico
- Australian
A venomous snake with brown and yellow bands found in Australia and Tasmania
A medium wild cat from Central and South America with dark stripes that lives in forests
- UK
A large tropical sea snail with a shiny oval shell marked with dark spots often used in jewelry
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Etymology
Tiger comes from the old Greek and Latin name tigris, which probably comes from an old Iranian word tigra meaning 'pointed' or 'arrow'. That image of something 'sharp' and fast helps explain the strong, striped wild cat we know as a tiger.