tigers
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pluralof tiger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
tigernouna large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
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Reports at the time said he was helped by villagers and tribals who eulogised him as "a modern-day Tarzan who plays with elephants and rides tigers".
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Twycross is also home to two female Sumatran tigers, one of which was recently located from West Midlands Safari Park in Bewdley, Worcestershire.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, face several threats in the wild including poaching and habitat loss due to forest fires and logging.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The plan would see India send several of its more than 3,600 tigers to southwest Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, a protected expanse of lush rainforest stretching over a million hectares.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The very thought of jungles brought up visions of all kinds of man-eating things like lions, tigers, and gorillas.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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