- Bengal tiger
- noun Date: 1826 a tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) occurring especially in India
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Bengal tiger
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Bengal tiger — Bengal Ben*gal , prop. n. 1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal. [1913 Webster] 3. Striped gingham, originally brought from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bengal tiger — 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[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bengal tiger — Taxobox name = Bengal Tiger status = Endangered image caption = A Bengal Tiger in India s Bandhavgarh reserve. image width = 280px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Felidae genus = Panthera species … Wikipedia
Bengal-Tiger — Königstiger Ein Königstiger Systematik Überfamilie: Katzenartige (Feloidea) Familie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bengal tiger — noun southern short haired tiger • Hypernyms: ↑tiger, ↑Panthera tigris * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized B : the southern short haired tiger … Useful english dictionary
Bengal tiger — noun A tiger of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris found in various parts of the Indian subcontinent … Wiktionary
Canna 'Bengal Tiger' — is an Italian Group canna cultivar with variegated foliage; plant height 190 cm; foliage height 140 cm; upright stems and gently spreading leaves; ovoid foliage, background of green (137A); veins variegated yellow (mostly 13B), but paler in… … Wikipedia
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Tiger hunting — by George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston and a woman in British India, 1903. Tiger hunting is the capture and kill of tigers. Humans are the tiger s most significant predator, and illegal poaching is a major threat to the tiger. The… … Wikipedia
Bengal — (Bengali: বঙ্গ Bôngo , বাংলা Bangla , বঙ্গদেশ Bôngodesh or বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh ), is a historical and geographical region in the northeast of South Asia. Today it is mainly divided between the independent nation of Bangladesh (previously East… … Wikipedia
