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tiger

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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.

[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.]

tiger·ish adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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.tigertiger - large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
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] ntigre m
tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] ntigre m
tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] nTiger m
tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] ntigre f

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 호랑이 tigras tīģeris harimau tijger tiger tygrys tigre tigru тигр tiger tigar tiger, tigrinna เสือ kaplan тигр چيتا con hổ


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A MAN-EATING tiger was ravaging the Kingdom of Damnasia, and the King, greatly concerned for the lives and limbs of his Royal subjects, promised his daughter Zodroulra to any man who would kill the animal.
Its legs were quite as long as the tiger had said, and its body covered with coarse black hair.
At the sound of the roaring of the tiger the bull's bellowing became a veritable frenzy of rageful noise.
 
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