Bengal tiger

noun

: a tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) occurring especially in India

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This could be the urine of either a Bengal tiger or your neighbor’s Chihuahua. Kathryn Kvas, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024 Buy Now 06 of 15 ‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martell After a devastating shipwreck on the Pacific Ocean, two survivors remain: a 16-year-old boy named Pi and a Royal Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 The sanctuary lost one Bengal tiger, four cougars, one African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy cat, one Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats and five African servals. Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 This included one Bengal tiger, four cougars, an African caracal, two Canada lynx, one Geoffroy's cat, a Bengal cat, one Eurasian lynx, four bobcats, and four African servals. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Bengal tiger 

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Bengal tiger was in 1765

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“Bengal tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bengal%20tiger. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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