tigresses
- plural of tigress.
Example Sentences
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Arrowhead's legendary status comes partly from her lineage; she is the daughter of Krishna and granddaughter of Machli - majestic tigresses who, once upon a time, dominated vast home ranges in Ranthambore with ferocity.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025
To maintain a constant supply of babies, tigresses were forced to churn out litter after litter.
From National Geographic • Nov. 2, 2023
While most tigresses keep their cubs with them for more than two years, Collarwali encouraged them to become independent earlier by leaving them in areas where there was abundant prey.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2022
At least 14 new cubs have been spotted in the past 18 months, and there may be more to come: forest guards report that two more tigresses may be pregnant.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Mr. G. Sanger’s menagerie, at Margate, England, there are two tigresses which are of exactly opposite characters.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James
