tiger
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Other meanings
A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "τίγρις".
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This definition is adapted from “tiger” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.