tiger
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishAnimalstigerti‧ger /ˈtaɪɡə $ -ər/ ●●● W3 noun [countable]
HBAa large wild animal that has yellow and black lines on its body and is a member of the cat family → paper tigerExamples from the Corpustiger• He tried to avoid it, but after the first blow struck, he went after them like a tiger.• Not only have tigers doubled in numbers, but other species and habitats have benefited.• Did you hear about the night hunter who shot tigers by aiming right between their luminous eyes?• Throughout the Far East, the tiger has always been regarded as an animal of magical properties.• Except at mating time, tigers are solitary animals.• This is a typically preposterous concoction, with tiger stripes on the long seat, horse heads for arms.• He was like a wounded tiger.Origin tiger (1200-1300) Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek
HBAa large wild animal that has yellow and black lines on its body and is a member of the cat family → paper tigerExamples from the Corpustiger• He tried to avoid it, but after the first blow struck, he went after them like a tiger.• Not only have tigers doubled in numbers, but other species and habitats have benefited.• Did you hear about the night hunter who shot tigers by aiming right between their luminous eyes?• Throughout the Far East, the tiger has always been regarded as an animal of magical properties.• Except at mating time, tigers are solitary animals.• This is a typically preposterous concoction, with tiger stripes on the long seat, horse heads for arms.• He was like a wounded tiger.Origin tiger (1200-1300) Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek- extreme example/case
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