tiger

CEFRA1

/ˈtaɪɡə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large wild cat with orange fur and black stripes.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc., A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).

Examples

  • The lion and the tiger are two different species of cat.

  • Take steady aim at the tiger.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtʌɪɡɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

  2. A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.

  3. Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.

More examples

In context

  • For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.

  • What you mean is that no scientist has captured one and been able to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it exists, which is probably very good news for the tiger.

  • In this scenario, the growth rates are higher for the economic tigers than for the other economies.

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Origin

noun

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.