ti·ger 
(tīgər)
(tīgər)n.
1.
a. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera tigris) of Asia, having a tawny coat with transverse black stripes.
b. Any of various similar wild felines, such as the jaguar, mountain lion, or lynx.
2. A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.
[Middle English tigre, from Old English tigras, tigers, and from Old French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin; see steig- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
tiger·ish adj.
tigerPanthera tigris
- Indo-European root: dhē(i)-
- Indo-European root: dhēs-
- Indo-European root: dhīgw-
- Indo-European root: dlegh-
- Indo-European root: dn̥ghū-
- Indo-European root: dus-
- Indo-European root: dwo-
- Indo-European root: dyeu-
- Indo-European root: dā-
- Indo-European root: dō-
- Indo-European root: ed-
- Indo-European root: eg
- Indo-European root: eghs
- Indo-European root: egwh-
- Indo-European root: ei-
- Indo-European root: eis-
- Indo-European root: ekwo-
- Indo-European root: el-
- Indo-European root: em-
- Indo-European root: en
- Indo-European root: epi
- Indo-European root: er-
- Indo-European root: er-
- Indo-European root: ers-
- Indo-European root: erə-