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His cast of sentient aliens is large and varied, from the pathologically aggressive tigerlike Kzinti, to the cowardly, cerebral, two-headed Puppeteers.
From Time ● Jun. 13, 2012
That and a tigerlike lunge for new business last week enabled I.C.I, to announce 1962 sales that rose 5% to $1.6 billion and earnings that jumped 14% to $91.8 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
He turned and went “Woof! Woof!” but not doglike—it was tigerlike: powerful, scary and utterly suited to the situation.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
But the Scottish knight, who had stood the lion-anger of Richard, was unappalled at the tigerlike mood of the chafed Saracen.
From The Talisman by Sir Walter Scott
With his large, green, almond-shaped eyes, and his symmetrical stripes, there was something tigerlike about him that pleased me.
From Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others by Helen M. Winslow
