tiger
tiger
/ˈtaɪɡə(r)/
a large wild animal of the cat family that has orange fur with black stripes (= narrow lines) and lives in parts of Asia
She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.
A tiger was often seen prowling around the village.
The zookeeper was mauled to death by a tiger.
a tiger-print skirt (= with a striped pattern like a tiger's fur)
Collocations
adjective
man-eatingsabretooth/sabertoothsabre-toothed/saber-toothed…
tiger + verb
growlroarspring…
tiger + noun
cubskinstripes…
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek.