tigress

noun (a tigress, tigresses)

«tigress» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A tigress is a female tiger. tree →
(figurative) A tigress can describe a woman who is fierce and brave, especially when protecting her children. tree →

In the lessons

Science and nature: a tigress raises her cubs alone for about two years and teaches them to hunt. Tigers are endangered; they live in parts of Asia. Stories: «she fought like a tigress» shows fierce courage.

Examples

The tigress carried her cub in her mouth. tree →
A tigress hunts alone at night. tree →
The zoo's tigress had three cubs. tree →
Mum defended us like a tigress. tree →
Wild tigresses live in India and Russia. tree →
The tigress licked her cubs clean. tree →

Note

Plural: tigresses. Male: tiger; young: cub. The -ess ending marks a female (lioness, tigress, princess).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «tigress» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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