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The third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
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A town in Georgia.
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An unincorporated community in Washington.
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A popular given name for a pet.
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Acronym of Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
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noun
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
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Broader terms: felid
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Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
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Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).
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Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus
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Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
A jaguar.
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Usage: obsolete
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Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
Certain insects:
A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
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noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
Certain insects:
A tiger beetle.
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noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
Certain insects:
Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
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Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
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A tiger butterfly in the tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.
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A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
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Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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A leopard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa
Qualifier: dated but still used
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A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.
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A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.
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Usage: obsolete
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A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.
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Usage: US, slang
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A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.
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Usage: figuratively
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A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
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Someone connected with Hull City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
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Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Panthera tigris
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Broader terms: big cat, cat
Narrower terms: tiger cub, Bengal tiger, tigress
noun
a fierce or audacious person
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
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.
From the mascot of Princeton (a tiger), which led to early cheerleaders calling out "Tiger" at the end of a cheer for the Princeton team.
Across languages
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