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tiger

tiger /ˈtaɪgɚ/ noun
plural tigers
tiger
/ˈtaɪgɚ/
noun
plural tigers
Britannica Dictionary definition of TIGER
[count]
: a large, wild cat that has a coat of usually yellow or orange fur and black stripes and that lives in Asia see picture at cat
: a striped cat that lives with people
called also tiger cat
: a person who is very fierce or aggressive see also paper tiger

— tigerish

/ˈtaɪgɚrɪʃ/ adjective [more tigerish; most tigerish]