Bengal tiger

noun

1. a tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, found mainly in India and Bangladesh: an endangered species.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bengal tiger¹

First recorded in 1760–65

Example Sentences

They are said to attain larger dimensions in these northern latitudes than their southern congener, the better-known Bengal tiger.

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Yet out of the whole box of masks it had been the Bengal Tiger's fiercely bewhiskered visage that had fascinated Flame the most.

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The unflinching glare of the Bengal Tiger only served to increase her self-reproach.

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The animal, a fine specimen of the Royal Bengal tiger, was valued at £400.

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It may, perhaps, not be amiss to observe here that when the word tiger is used it does not mean the Bengal tiger.

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