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ti·ger T0210400 (tī′gər)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 Indo-European roots.]
ti′ger·ish adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tigerish - resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy; "a tigerish fury"merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" |
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