tiger.
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Meaning & usage
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. A jaguar.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. Certain insects: A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. Certain insects: A tiger beetle.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. Certain insects: Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc. Certain insects: A tiger butterfly in the tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.
A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
A leopard.
A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Anglo-Norman tigrebor. ▲ Latin tigrisbor. Proto-West Germanic *tīgr Old English tigras Middle English tygre English tiger From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”). Compare English stick.
A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
Where this word comes from
From the mascot of Princeton (a tiger), which led to early cheerleaders calling out "Tiger" at the end of a cheer for the Princeton team.
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