| tiger | 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Synonym: royal tiger, and Bengal tiger. 2. A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. "As for heinous tiger, Tamora." (Shak) 3. A servant in livery, who rids with his master or mistress. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. <zoology> Any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. <botany> Tiger flower, the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta). Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Machaerium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana. Origin: OE. Tigre, F. Tigre, L. Tigris, Gr. Tigris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. Tir; perhaps akin to E. Stick, v.t.; probably so named from its quickness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tiger heart | A fatty degenerated heart in which the fat is disposed in the form of broken stripes in the subendocardial myocardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tiger's-foot | <botany> A name given to some species of morning-glory (Ipomoea) having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tiger-eye | <chemical> A siliceous stone of a yellow colour and chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament. It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See Crocidolite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tiger-foot | <botany> Same as Tiger's-foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| water tiger | <zoology> A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a water beetle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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Synonyms : Tiger
| tiger snake |
highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania
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| tiger m. |
Aedes aegypti.
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| tiger s. |
Notechis scutatus, a very venomous elapid Australian snake whose body is chiefly brown with dark bands.
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| tigering |
Tigerlike striped appearance of the heart muscle owing to irregular areas of fatty degeneration. This is seen in conditions that cause severe hypoxemia.
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| tiger | large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes |
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| tiger | a fierce or audacious person |
| tiger | active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects |
| tiger | a cat having a striped coat |
| tiger | medium-sized wildcat of Central and South America having a dark-striped coat |
| tiger | cowrie whose shell is used for ornament |
| tiger | a young tiger |
| tiger | lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals |
| tiger | east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals |
| tiger | medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings |
| tiger | having irregularly cross-banded back |
| tiger | widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches |
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