tiger
Meanings
noun
- Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
- A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
- Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
- A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).
- A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus
- A jaguar.
- Certain insects:
- A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.
- A tiger beetle.
- Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.
- A tiger butterfly in the tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.
- A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.
noun
- A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer.
name
- The third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
- A town in Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Washington.
- A popular given name for a pet.
noun
- Someone connected with Hull City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
name
- Acronym of Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing.
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Etymology
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.
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