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.