tigress
Example Sentences
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“Tiger With Cubs” depicts a tigress nursing her young under pine trees as magpies heckle them.
Arrowhead's legendary status comes partly from her lineage; she is the daughter of Krishna and granddaughter of Machli - majestic tigresses who, once upon a time, dominated vast home ranges in Ranthambore with ferocity.
From BBC
A wild boar unknowingly ventures too close to the tigress, unaware of the imminent danger.
From BBC
But Knight, Larraín, and Jolie are all careful to avoid reducing Callas to an over-the-top ableist stereotype or portraying her as the ruthless prima donna tigress the media painted her as.
From Salon
To maintain a constant supply of babies, tigresses were forced to churn out litter after litter.
From National Geographic
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
