Bengal tiger

noun

: a tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) occurring especially in India

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Examples of Bengal tiger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Helms has a missing tooth, Bartha's mattress lies impaled on a nearby statue, and a giant Bengal tiger is roaming their hotel suite. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2024 In Reynosa, Mexico, near the U.S. border, a Bengal tiger was on the run for about a week until it was recaptured by Mexican officials. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024 The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a male Bengal tiger escaped the Quinta La Fauna zoo in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas on Wednesday, raising concerns that cat could have entered Texas, according to KGBT-TV. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 In 2011, a 160-kilogram Bengal tiger named Keto bit two handlers in two separate incidents, according to local media reports at the time. Angus Watson, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Bengal tiger 

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Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Bengal tiger was in 1765

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“Bengal tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bengal%20tiger. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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