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单词 man-tiger
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Definition of man-tiger in English:

man-tiger

(also man-tygre)
noun ˈmanˌtʌɪɡə
  • 1A man resembling a tiger in ferocity, rapacity, etc.

  • 2In some systems of mythology or folk belief: a man who assumes the form of a tiger.

  • 3Heraldry. = "manticore".

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brome (c1590–1652), playwright. From man + tiger.

 
 

Definition of man-tiger in US English:

man-tiger

(also man-tygre)
nounˈmanˌtʌɪɡə
  • 1A man resembling a tiger in ferocity, rapacity, etc.

  • 2In some systems of mythology or folk belief: a man who assumes the form of a tiger.

  • 3Heraldry. = "manticore".

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brome (c1590–1652), playwright. From man + tiger.

 
 
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