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English word tiger comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) τίγρις, Ancient Greek (to 1453) Τῐ́γρης, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) tigre (Tigress Tiger.)

τίγρις (Ancient Greek)

Τῐ́γρης (Ancient Greek)

τῐ́γρῐς (Ancient Greek)

tigrem (Latin)

tigre (Old French)

Tigress Tiger.

tiger (Old English)

Tiger.

tigre (Anglo-Norman)

tigras (Old English)

tygre (Middle English)

tiger (English)

(South Africa, dated, _, but still used) A leopard.. (US, colloquial) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.. (US, slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.. (figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.. (heraldiccharge) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.. (obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master [...]

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