1. (Panthera tigris) Gros félin dont le poil est rayé ou moucheté et qui ressemble ŕ un chat quant ŕ la forme, mais qui en beaucoup plus grand.
2. Le mâle de l'espèce (la femelle étant la tigresse).
ETYM Old Eng. tigre, French tigre, Latin tigris, Greek tigris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. tîr; perhaps akin to Eng. stick, v.t; -- probably so named from its quickness.
1. A fierce or audacious person.
2. Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered; SYN. Panthera tigris.