tiger in English: A very large wild cat from Asia, with orange fur and black stripes. (noun)

Translation

A very large wild cat from Asia, with orange fur and black stripes.

Word origin

From Greek tigris, which came into English through Latin and Old French.

Gender

Pluraltigers

fur stripes.

A "tiger" is a big wild cat.

.

Here "tiger" is the animal we watched.

Asia.

The plural is "tigers".

cat

A small furry animal with a tail and sharp claws that many people keep at home.

lion

A large wild cat with golden fur that lives in Africa, often called the king of the animals.

animal

A living thing that can move and feel, such as a dog, a bird, or a fish.

wild

Living or growing in nature, not kept or looked after by people.

hunt

To chase and try to catch wild animals, or to search hard for something.

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