tigress

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tigress

/ˈtaɪ.ɡɹɪs/
/ˈtaɪ.ɡɹəs/

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From French tigresse, corresponding to tiger + -ess.

noun tigresses

A female tiger; a she-tiger. So-al was a mighty fine-looking girl, built like a tigress as to strength and sinuosity, but withal sweet and womanly.

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noun female tiger

Español	tigresa
日本語	雌虎 mesutora
中文	母虎 mǔhǔ, 雌虎 cíhǔ
हिन्दी	बाघिन bāghin, शेरनी śernī
Português	tigresa
Français	tigresse
Deutsch	Tigerin, Tigerweibchen
Italiano	tigre, tigre femmina, femmina della tigre
Ελληνικά	τίγρη tígri
Română	tigroaică
Русский	тигри́ца tigríca
Tiếng Việt	hổ cái, cọp cái
العربية	نِمْرَة nimra, بَبْرَة babra

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@misc{tigress_2026,
  title = {tigress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tigress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}