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PANTHERA TIGRIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Synonyms:

Panthera tigris; tiger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Panthera tigris" is a kind of...):

big cat; cat (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Panthera tigris"):

tiger cub (a young tiger)

Bengal tiger (southern short-haired tiger)

tigress (a female tiger)

Holonyms ("Panthera tigris" is a member of...):

genus Panthera; Panthera (lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)

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