tigrineadj.

/ˈtʌɪɡrʌɪn/

Forms: (Also tigerine.)

Etymology: < Latin tigrīnus (Pliny) marked like a tiger: see -ine suffix¹.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tiger, esp. in marking or colouring; in specific names of animals translating Latin tigrīnus.

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tigrine1656

tigerish1887

tiger-like1905

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tigrine, of or like the swift beast called a Tigre.

1800 G. Shaw 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.

1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. 556 Tigrine Holocentrus..native of the Indian seas.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 440/1 Two soldiers..habited and shielded so as to exhibit a tigerine aspect.

1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington III. xi. 170 With tigrine claw thou manglest my speech.

1908 Times 8 June 6/3 Carpet, diamond and tigrine snakes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tigrine
释义	tigrineadj. /ˈtʌɪɡrʌɪn/ Forms: (Also tigerine.) Etymology: < Latin tigrīnus (Pliny) marked like a tiger: see -ine suffix¹. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a tiger, esp. in marking or colouring; in specific names of animals translating Latin tigrīnus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [adjective] > of or like a tiger tigrine1656 tigerish1887 tiger-like1905 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tigrine, of or like the swift beast called a Tigre. 1800 G. Shaw 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. 1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. 556 Tigrine Holocentrus..native of the Indian seas. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 440/1 Two soldiers..habited and shielded so as to exhibit a tigerine aspect. 1861 G. Meredith Evan Harrington III. xi. 170 With tigrine claw thou manglest my speech. 1908 Times 8 June 6/3 Carpet, diamond and tigrine snakes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1656
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