tiger
noun/ˈtaɪɡə(r)/
/ˈtaɪɡər/
- a large wild animal of the cat family that has orange fur with black stripes (= narrow lines) and lives in parts of Asia
- She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Animalsa2- A tiger was often seen prowling around the village.
- The zookeeper was mauled to death by a tiger.
- a tiger-print skirt (= with a striped pattern like a tiger's fur)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- man-eating
- sabretooth/sabertooth
- sabre-toothed/saber-toothed
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- growl
- roar
- spring
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- cub
- skin
- stripes
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek.Want to learn more?
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