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tiger

noun as in large cat

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As late as the 1950s, hunters reported spotting their blue hairs alongside the traditional orange fur of other South China tigers on trails.

On Thursday morning, Candy Couser, who has volunteered at the “Tiger King” star’s Tampa animal sanctuary for five years, was about to feed a 3-year-old male tiger named Kimba, when she noticed something was off with his cage.

The tiger dropped his grip and Couser fell away from the cage as her co-workers aimed to save her arm, using a belt as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before an ambulance arrived about 20 minutes later.

Alito declared that to be something like a sighting of a “Tasmanian tiger” — meaning the possibility might be there, but the court has never recognized one.

Animals range from Arabian horses to exotic birds to big cats like cheetahs, tigers, and more—all are indexed with brief descriptions of each subject.

All of the big cats have a special mystique, but perhaps none more so than the tiger.

In March, police arrested a group of wealthy businessmen and government officials who were about to dine on illegal tiger meat.

“I was watching ‘Daniel The Tiger’ with my kid and I heard two shots like ‘boom-boom,’” he said.

Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).

In other news, black and white pin-up shots are now officially less valuable than life-size Tiger Beat tear outs.

The moment the bait was touched, down would come the heavy timber—smash—on the tiger's head.

Tiger-hunting, by the way, was considered great sport by Yung Pak's father.

The fresh imprint of a tiger's paw upon the pathway gives the same sort of feel to the Indian herdsman.

So he settled back to pay the price and hear the story of Flora Martin and the tiger.

She saw two fiery eyes; she saw the tiger gather himself preparatory to springing.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tiger, such as: cougar, cub, leopard, lynx, carnivore, and cat.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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