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tigris (encz) | Tigris,řeka v Asii			Zdeněk Brož |  
tigris (wn) | Tigris
     n 1: an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River [syn:
          Tigris, Tigris River] |  
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Cypraea tigris (gcide) | Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
    probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
    an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
    probably so named from its quickness.]
    1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
       native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
       sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
       with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
       belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
       exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
       tiger}, and Bengal tiger.
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    2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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             As for heinous tiger, Tamora.         --Shak.
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    3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
       mistress. --Dickens.
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    4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
       cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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    5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
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    American tiger. (Zool.)
       (a) The puma.
       (b) The jaguar.
 
    Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
       carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native
       of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
       three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
       long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
       markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
       there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
       back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
       Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
 
    Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
 
    Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
       carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They
       usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
 
    Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
 
    Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
       of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
       somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
 
    Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
       Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia
       grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
       streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
 
    Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
       Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
       Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
 
    Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
 
    Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
       the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with
       black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
       larvae are called woolly bears.
 
    Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
       tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred
       or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
       and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
 
    Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
       cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied
       resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
       tiger cowrie.
 
    Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
       Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis
       ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
 
    Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
       
 
    Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
       Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Felis tigris (gcide) | Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;
    probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri
    an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --
    probably so named from its quickness.]
    1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris)
       native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and
       sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped
       with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and
       belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or
       exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal
       tiger}, and Bengal tiger.
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    2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.
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             As for heinous tiger, Tamora.         --Shak.
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    3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or
       mistress. --Dickens.
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    4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three
       cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]
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    5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.
       [1913 Webster]
 
    American tiger. (Zool.)
       (a) The puma.
       (b) The jaguar.
 
    Clouded tiger (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted
       carnivore (Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native
       of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about
       three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet
       long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark
       markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but
       there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending
       back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.
       Called also tortoise-shell tiger.
 
    Mexican tiger (Zool.), the jaguar.
 
    Tiger beetle (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active
       carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidae. They
       usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.
 
    Tiger bittern. (Zool.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.
 
    Tiger cat (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats
       of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes
       somewhat resembling those of the tiger.
 
    Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus
       Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, {Tigridia
       grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or
       streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.
 
    Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops
       Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.
       Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
 
    Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.
 
    Tiger moth (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of
       the family Arctiadae which are striped or barred with
       black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The
       larvae are called woolly bears.
 
    Tiger shark (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo
       tigrinus} syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred
       or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic
       and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.
 
    Tiger shell (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted
       cowrie (Cypraea tigris); -- so called from its fancied
       resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also
       tiger cowrie.
 
    Tiger snake (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of
       Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and {Notechis
       ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.
 
    Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena (Hyaena crocuta).
       
 
    Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium
       Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.
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Hippotigris quagga (gcide) | Quagga \Quag"ga\, n. [Hottentot.] (Zool.)
    A South African wild ass (Equus quagga syn. {Hippotigris
    quagga}). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler
    behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face,
    neck, and fore part of the body. The species became extinct
    in the late 1800's, largely due to excessive hunting.
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Mistigris (gcide) | Mistigris \Mis`ti`gris"\, Mistigri \Mis`ti`gri"\, n. [F.
    mistigri.]
    A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used,
    and called mistigris or mistigri.
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Python tigris (gcide) | Anaconda \An`a*con"da\, n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zool.)
    A large South American snake of the Boa family ({Eunectes
    murinus}), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and
    small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large
    serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.
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Tigrish (gcide) | Tigrish \Ti"grish\, a.
    Resembling a tiger; tigerish.
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cnemidophorus tigris (wn) | Cnemidophorus tigris
     n 1: active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of
          semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California
          [syn: western whiptail, Cnemidophorus tigris] |  
crotalus tigris (wn) | Crotalus tigris
     n 1: having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and
          canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico [syn: {tiger
          rattlesnake}, Crotalus tigris] |  
cypraea tigris (wn) | Cypraea tigris
     n 1: cowrie whose shell is used for ornament [syn: {tiger
          cowrie}, Cypraea tigris] |  
panthera tigris (wn) | Panthera tigris
     n 1: large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat
          with black stripes; endangered [syn: tiger, {Panthera
          tigris}] |  
tigris river (wn) | Tigris River
     n 1: an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River [syn:
          Tigris, Tigris River] |  
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