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tiger

[tahy-ger]

noun

plural

tigers, tiger 
  1. a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.

  2. the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.

  3. a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.

  4. a country that is considered to have a tiger economy.

    Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers.

  5. an additional cheer (often the wordtiger ) at the end of a round of cheering.

  6. any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.

  7. any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.



adjective

  1. noting or relating to a strict parenting style that demands academic excellence and obedience from children, associated especially with East Asians.

    a tiger mom; tiger parenting.

tiger

1

/ ˈٲɪɡə /

noun

  1. a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes

  2. (not in technical use) any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine

  3. a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person

    1. a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth

    2. ( as modifier )

      a tiger economy

  4. archaica servant in livery, esp a page or groom

  5. short for tiger moth

  6. slanga ten-rand note

  7. informalto find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Tiger

2

/ ˈٲɪɡə /

noun

  1. See TIGR

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • tigerlike adjective
  • ˈپԱ noun
  • ˈپ- adjective
  • ˈپ adverb
  • ˈپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tiger1

before 1000; Middle English tigre, Old English ī (plural) < Latin tīgris, tigris < Greek í
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tiger1

C13: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin
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In a way, all animals make rhythms, whether in the form of fireflies flashing, birds chirping or even a tiger pacing back and forth.

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Off the top of their heads, the only animal they haven’t preserved — yet — is the genetically rare white tiger.

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A Royal Bengal tiger was killed and dismembered by a mob in India's north eastern state of Assam, a forest official has said.

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"I sometimes get snobbery from the big photographers who go to Africa and do the lions and tigers, or Greenland for the Polar bears," he explained.

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As hunger overtakes Pi and Richard Parker, the tiger’s skeleton starts to call attention to itself.

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