: a tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) occurring especially in India
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Examples of Bengal tiger in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebHelms 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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