Bengal tiger

noun

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

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The Bengal tiger is the most numerous of the remaining tiger subspecies, primarily found in India but also in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Wearing a suit by the designer, Khan also sported one of the night’s perfect dandy accessories, a walking stick, conceptualized by Mukherjee to feature a Bengal tiger in 18-karat gold and embellished with tourmalines, sapphires, old mine-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds. Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025 To the question of what makes Sundarbans special, Nair highlighted that these canals are home to the elusive Bengal tiger, which swims across creeks and sometimes stalks the banks early in the morning. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025 While the Bengal tiger is by far the most famous resident of the park, a typical expedition also offers the opportunity to spot sambar deer, striped hyenas and sloth bears—and there’s no shortage of eye-catching birds that call the park home as well. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.

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