tiger vs wild cat

tiger

noun
  • A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms. 

  • A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. 

  • A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae. 

  • A kind of growl or screech, after cheering. 

  • A tiger beetle. 

  • A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina 

  • A final shouted phrase, accompanied by a jump or outstretched arms, at the end of a cheer. 

  • Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus. 

  • A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress. 

  • A leopard. 

  • Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia. 

  • A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy. 

  • A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person. 

  • A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse. 

wild cat

noun
  • A feral cat. 

  • An undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions. 

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