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 tiger tiger /ˈtaɪgɝ/

noun

  1. () Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered  ( Panthera tigris , tiger )
    large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
     The tiger prowled through the jungle, its golden stripes blending in with the dappled sunlight
    The tiger prowled through the jungle, its golden stripes blending in with the dappled sunlight
  2. () A fierce or audacious person  ( tiger )
    a fierce or audacious person
     He's a tiger on the tennis court
    he's a tiger on the tennis court
     It aroused the tiger in me
    it aroused the tiger in me