a medium-sized feline mammal, Felis tigrina, of Central and South America, having a dark-striped coat

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a five-rand coin

If you say that an institution, a country, or a person is a paper tiger , you mean that although they seem powerful they do not really have any power.

any of several sharks of the family Odontaspididae, esp Odontaspis taurus , inhabiting shallow waters on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean , having sharp , jagged teeth and sometimes dangerous to humans

a mentholated ointment widely used as a panacea

a lily plant, Lilium tigrinum, of China and Japan , cultivated for its flowers, which have black-spotted orange reflexed petals

any of a group of arctiid moths , mostly boldly marked, often in black, orange , and yellow, of the genera Arctia, Parasemia, Euplagia, etc, producing woolly bear larvae and typified by the garden tiger ( Arctia caja )

a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans

a voracious omnivorous requiem shark , Galeocerdo cuvieri, chiefly of tropical waters , having a striped or spotted body

a highly venomous brown-and-yellow elapid snake , Notechis scutatus, of Australia

a group of highly skilled workers assigned to tasks of special importance and urgency

a large tiger found in S. Asia

any of a group of arctiid moths , mostly boldly marked, often in black, orange , and yellow , of the genera Arctia, Parasemia, Euplagia, etc, producing woolly bear larvae and typified by the garden tiger ( Arctia caja )

any active predatory beetle of the family Cicindelidae, chiefly of warm dry regions, having powerful mandibles and long legs

the economy of a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth

any of the four most important markets on the Pacific Rim after Japan : Hong Kong, South Korea , Singapore , and Taiwan

a very strict mother who demands that her children reach a high level of achievement

a golden brown silicified variety of crocidolite , used as an ornamental stone

a person, country, or organization that seems to be powerful , but does not really have any power

a kidnapping in which one or more hostages are taken to coerce another person, usually a relation of the person or people held, to take part in a crime

a widely distributed North American salamander ( Ambystoma tigrinum , family Ambystomatidae) with a blackish body spotted with irregular yellow or white markings

any of various swallowtails (genus Papilio ), esp. a large, yellow-and-black butterfly ( P . glaucus ) of E North America

any of various extinct cats , closely resembling the tiger , but with a more massive body, shorter legs and tail, and long, curved upper canine teeth : found from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene , and of wide distribution

any of various extinct Tertiary felines of the genus Smilodon and related genera, with long curved upper canine teeth

a fierce , flesh-eating, possibly extinct species ( Thylacinus cynocephalus , family Thylacinidae) of Tasmanian marsupial with dark stripes on the back

to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected