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ti·ger

tiger

 
pronunciation:
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part of speech: noun
definition: A tiger is a large, strong animal in the cat family. A tiger's fur is orange, gold, or white with black stripes. Tigers live in India, China, and some other countries in Asia. Tigers hunt other animals for food, but no other animals hunt the tiger!
Did you know that tigers are bigger than lions? Tigers are the biggest of all the world's cats.
 
derivations: tigerish (adj.), tigerlike (adj.)
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