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tigrine, a.|ˈtaɪgraɪn|
(Also tigerine.)
[ad. L. tigrīn-us (Pliny) marked like a tiger: see -ine1.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tiger, esp. in marking or colouring; in specific names of animals translating L. tigrīnus.
1656Blount Glossogr., Tigrine, of or like the swift beast called a Tigre. 1800Shaw Gen. Zool. I. 408 Tigerine weesel..of the size of a Cat, and of mild manners. The body..with a black stripe from head to tail, and spotted on the sides with brown. 1803Ibid. IV. 556 Tigrine Holocentrus..native of the Indian seas. 1842Penny Cycl. XXIV. 440/1 Two soldiers..habited and shielded so as to exhibit a tigerine aspect. 1861G. Meredith Evan Harrington xl, With tigrine claw thou manglest my speech. 1908Times 8 June 6/3 Carpet, diamond and tigrine snakes. |