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ti·ger  (tgr)

n.

1.

a. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera tigris) of Asia, having a tawny coat with transverse black stripes.

b. Any of various similar wild felines, such as the jaguar, mountain lion, or lynx.

2. A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.

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[Middle English tigre, from Old English tigras, tigers, and from Old French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

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tiger·ish adj.

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tiger

Noun

1. a large Asian mammal of the cat family which has a tawny yellow coat with black stripes

2. a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person

3. a country, esp. in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth [Greek tigris]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tiger - a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	tiger - large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered Panthera tigris tiger cub - a young tiger big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers Bengal tiger - southern short-haired tiger tigress - a female tiger

Translations

tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] n → tigre m

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tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] n → tigre m

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tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] n → Tiger m

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tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] n → tigre f

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tiger

n tiger [ˈtaigə]

a large wild animal of the cat family, with a striped coat. tier نَمِر тигър tygr; tygřice tiger der/die Tiger(in) τίγρης, τίγρη tigre; tigresa tiiger ببر tiikeri tigre; tigresse נָמֵר बाघ tigar tigris harimau tígrisdÿr tigre 虎 호랑이 tigras tīģeris harimau tijger tiger tygrys tigre tigru тигр tiger tigar tiger, tigrinna เสือ kaplan 虎 тигр چيتا con hổ 虎