tiger-like
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a word derived from
tiger.
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.
Example Sentences
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Dobbie has distinctive tattoos on both arms, including an image of two blue tiger-like eyes on his right arm and a blue and red Rangers tattoo on his left arm.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The need some feel to atone germinates a perceived opportunity for redemption; humans initially, ignorantly and irrationally feared the tiger-like creature, believing it to be a danger to them and their sheep.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2021
In the past, Jiang and Hu, the former leaders, made examples of one or two tiger-like figures in “corruption” probes.
From Forbes ● Jul. 20, 2014
Her companion, I say, because the second was a lioness, as the absence of a mane and the tiger-like form testified.
From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid
Waltenberg replied courteously; he had instantly recovered his self-possession, and one would never have suspected the tiger-like nature that he had betrayed a moment before.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)