n.
   - a very large solitary cat with a yellow-brown coat striped with black, native to the forests of Asia. 
[Panthera tigris.]
 - used in names of tiger moths and striped butterflies, e.g. scarlet tiger, plain tiger.
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(also tiger economy)
 a dynamic economy of one of the smaller East Asian countries, especially that of Singapore, Taiwan, or South Korea.
 
 
  Derivative
  
    - tigerish adj.
  - tigerishly adv.
 
   
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. tigre, from L. tigris, from Gk.