tiger

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Meaning

  1. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
  2. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
  3. A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
  4. A leopard.
  5. A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
  6. (obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
  7. (slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
  8. A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
  9. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
  10. A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
  11. A tiger beetle.
  12. Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
  13. A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina

Synonyms

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtaɪɡɚ/
Etymology

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.

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