Bengal tiger

noun

a tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, found mainly in India and Bangladesh: an endangered species.

Origin of Bengal tiger

First recorded in 1760–65

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They are said to attain larger dimensions in these northern latitudes than their southern congener, the better-known Bengal tiger.
Mythical Monsters | Charles Gould
Yet out of the whole box of masks it had been the Bengal tiger's fiercely bewhiskered visage that had fascinated Flame the most.
Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The unflinching glare of the Bengal tiger only served to increase her self-reproach.
Peace on Earth, Good-will to Dogs | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
The animal, a fine specimen of the Royal Bengal tiger, was valued at £400.
Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
It may, perhaps, not be amiss to observe here that when the word tiger is used it does not mean the Bengal tiger.
Wanderings in South America | Charles Waterton

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