American tiger. (Zoöl.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. — Clouded tiger
(Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), the
jaguar. — Tiger beetle (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of active
carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelidæ. They usually inhabit dry
or sandy places, and fly rapidly. — Tiger bittern. (Zoöl.) See Sun
bittern, under Sun. — Tiger cat (Zoöl.), 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 (Chamærops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. J.
Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). — Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. —
Tiger moth (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family
Arctiadæ which are striped or barred with black and white or with other
conspicuous colors. The larvæ are called woolly bears. — Tiger shark
(Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), a
large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypræa tigris); — so called
from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called
also tiger cowrie. — Tiger wolf (Zoöl.), the spotted hyena (Hyæna
crocuta). — Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Machærium
Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.
Ti"ger-eye` (?), n. (Min.) A siliceous stone of a yellow color and
chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament.
It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See Crocidolite.
Ti"ger-foot` (?), n. (Bot.) Same as Tiger's-foot.
Ti"ger-foot`ed, a. Hastening to devour; furious.