Bengal tiger

noun

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

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Being stranded at sea on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger doesn’t necessarily sit at the top of most people’s list. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025 Good things—whether the first blush of love or Bengal tigers—are always making false promises to endure. Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 In addition to African Lions, Safari World is home to an abundance of wildlife, including African elephants, Bengal tigers, giraffes, and zebras. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025 Epic story of perseverance and hope follows a 16-year-old boy who is shipwrecked in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and survives on a lifeboat with four companions: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Bengal tiger

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 4 Oct. 2025.

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