tigerlike

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English

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Etymology

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From tiger +‎ -like.

Adjective

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tigerlike (comparative more tigerlike, superlative most tigerlike)

  1. Resembling a tiger; tigerish.
    • 2011 August 1, Sean B. Carroll, “Call of the Thylacine: Protect the Wild”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Weighing about 60 pounds and bearing powerful jaws, the thylacine had a doglike skull, was about the height and shape of a Doberman, and had tigerlike stripes on its back that may have helped conceal it in the bush from its prey.