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tiger

DEFINITIONS OF: tiger

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n large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Synonyms:
Panthera tigris
Types:
tiger cub
a young tiger
Bengal tiger
southern short-haired tiger
tigress
a female tiger
Type of:
big cat, cat
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

n a fierce or audacious person

“he's a tiger on the tennis court”
“it aroused the tiger in me”
Type of:
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
a human being
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