Bengal tiger

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Bengal tiger

  • /bɛŋˈɡɔːl ˌtaɪɡə/ UK
  • /bɛŋˈɡɑːl ˌtaɪɡə/ UK
  • /bɛŋˈɡɑl ˌtaɪɡɚ/ US
  • /ˈbɛŋ.ɡəl ˌtaɪɡɚ/ US

noun Bengal tigers

  1. Any tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent. Bengal tiger is considered sacred by Hindus and the antipodes (so-called no-caste tribes) living in the forests of India.[…]In addition to this, the health of forests is determined by the presence of Bengal tigers.

    Similar: royal Bengal tiger

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noun population of Panthera tigris tigris

Españoltigre de Bengala
한국어벵골호랑이 benggolhorang'i
日本語ベンガル虎 bengaru tora, ロイヤル•ベンガルトラ roiyaru bengaru tora
中文孟加拉虎 mèngjiālāhǔ, 印度虎 yìndùhǔ
Kiswahilichui-milia wa Bungala
Portuguêstigre-de-bengala
Françaistigre du Bengale
DeutschKönigstiger, Königstigerin
Românătigru bengalez
Русскийбенга́льский тигр bengálʹskij tigr
Tiếng Việthổ Bengal
العربيةبَبْر بَنْغَالِيّ babr banḡāliyy

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@misc{bengal_tiger_2026,
  title = {Bengal tiger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bengal%20tiger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}