Amur tiger

noun

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Video footage captured by a visitor shows the goose and the big cat, a 7-year-old female Amur tiger named Vera, engaged in an intense face-off during which the bird managed to ward off the predator. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 Somewhere right now in the empty wilds of far-east Russia, two Amur tigers are parenting their young cubs. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 Residents include the Amur tiger, Asian elephant, and black rhinoceros. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024 Last fiscal year, the U.S. funded one project in Russia: Amur tiger conservation. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for Amur tiger

Word History

Etymology

Amur River, Asia

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Amur tiger was in 1917

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“Amur tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amur%20tiger. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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