Amur tiger

noun

Examples of Amur tiger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Natasha, an 11-year-old Amur tiger, arrived in Milwaukee from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Nov. 1 of last year. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024 Brown bears in that part of the world do weigh a bit more than Amur tigers. Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024 Riverbanks Zoo has three Amur tigers, native to the area around the Amur River, which divides the Chinese province of Manchuria from Russia’s Siberia. Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 According to the Amur Tiger Center, Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are the largest and one of the rarest tiger subspecies. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023 All donations received through the tiger cub naming contest are going towards the care and protection of Amur tigers, both at the Toledo Zoo and globally. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023 In the meantime, zoo officials are asking the public to help vote on possible names of the cubs. Options for the Siberian tigers, which are also known as Amur tigers, were picked by the staff who takes care of them. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023 The Amur tiger was part of a subspecies that is seriously endangered. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023 In 2021, a female Amur tiger named Savelii died due to complications from an artificial insemination procedure. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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