noun
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any of various large, ferocious cats, including the jaguar and snow leopard; esp., a species (Panthera pardus) of usu. having a tawny coat spotted with black; a leopard.
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a wolf-like carnivore (family Hyaenidae) with powerful jaws, a bristly mane, short hind legs, and a characteristic shrill cry; a heyna.
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a large, carnivorous, tawny-coloured and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris; a tiger.