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tiger cowrie
Tiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger. Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar. Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae]. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun. Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm (Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[ae] are called woolly bears. Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark. Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie. Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na crocuta). Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.

Meaning of tiger cowrie from wikipedia

- known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The tiger cowry was...
- expedition Cypraea tigris, or tiger cowrie, a type of sea snail Einsatzgruppe TIGRIS, a Swiss police force Panthera tigris (tiger) Tigris, a character in The...
- usually Aplysia sp. or Dolabella sp. Yes Expert 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) Tiger cowrie, Cypraea tigris 15 cm (5.9 in) Turbo snail Turbo sp. Yes Easy 5–10 cm...
- never visited), the mouldings were decorated by imported snails****, tiger cowries, serpentinite marble, alabaster, mother-of-pearl, crystal, and porcelain...
- Azeez Ladipo (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria) Francis Akeju (Plateau Tigers RFC, Nigeria) Jatto Onoru Oyiza (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria) John oladele (Cowrie RFC, Nigeria)...
- and north) (syn. Talparia talpa (Northern Wild Coast to Mozambique)) Tiger cowrie Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Algoa Bay and...
- to Mozambique)) Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791 (Jeffreys Bay and north) Tiger cowrie Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Transkei to Mozambique) (Algoa Bay and...
- Christian Innocent (Cowrie RFC) Nuhu Samaila (Barewa RFC) Samuel Ekpo (Cowrie RFC) Onoru-Oyiza Jatto (Cowrie RFC) Alfred Ocheme (Plateau Tigers RFC) Okafor ThankgGod...
- included cowrie s****, ant nose money, spade-shaped money and knife-shaped money. Before the Spring and Autumn period, during the Shang dynasty, cowrie s****...
- similar to those used in the steppe. YANG, BIN (2011). "The Rise and Fall of Cowrie S****: The Asian Story". Journal of World History. 22 (1): 1–25. doi:10...