Definition of: tiger

(tī′gər) noun
1. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Felis tigris) of Asia, with vertical black wavy stripes on a tawny body and black bars or rings on the limbs and tail.
2. One of several other large ferocious animals, as the South American jaguar or the African leopard; also, the thylacine of Tasmania.
3. A fierce, cruel person.
4. U.S. An additional cheer or yell (often the word “tiger”) given at the conclusion of a round of cheering. [<OF tigre <L tigris <Gk., ?<Avestan tīghri an arrow, a dart]
BENGAL TIGER
(About 6 1/2 feet long; tail, 3 feet)