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tiger
tiger /ˈtaɪɡə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek

a large wild animal that has yellow and black lines on its body and is a member of the cat family ⇨ paper tiger