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Word: Tiger
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek
ˈtʌɪɡə
a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black, native to the forests of Asia but becoming increasingly rare.
Short Definition:very large solitary cat with yellow-brown coat striped with black, native to forests of Asia but becoming increasingly rare
used in names of tiger moths and striped butterflies, e.g. scarlet tiger, plain tiger.
Short Definition:used in names of tiger moths and striped butterflies
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