Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tiger
Tiger
tiger
n. 1 a large Asian flesh-eating feline, Panthera tigris, having a yellow-brown coat with black stripes. 2 a fierce, energetic, or formidable person. Phrases and idioms tiger beetle any flesh-eating beetle of the family Cicindelidae, with spotted or striped wing-covers. tiger-cat 1 any moderate-sized feline resembling the tiger, e.g. the ocelot, serval, or margay. 2 Austral. any of various flesh-eating marsupials of the genus Dasyurus, including the Tasmanian devil. tiger-eye (or tiger's-eye) 1 a yellow-brown striped gem of brilliant lustre. 2 US a pottery-glaze of similar appearance. tiger lily a tall garden lily, Lilium tigrinum, with flowers of dull orange spotted with black or purple. tiger moth any moth of the family Arctiidae, esp. Arctia caja, having richly spotted and streaked wings suggesting a tiger's skin. tiger-wood a striped or streaked wood used for cabinet-making. Derivatives tigerish adj. tigerishly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF tigre f. L tigris f. Gk tigris
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noun (plural ~s) see: stick Date: before 12th century 1. plural also ~ a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black, any of several large wildcats (as the jaguar or cougar), a domestic cat with striped pattern, Tasmanian ~, 2. a fierce, daring, or aggressive person or quality , one (as a situation) that is formidable or impossible to control , a groom in livery, ~ish adjective ~ishly adverb ~ishness noun ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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