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Why are tigers tigers?

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∙ 15y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

The word "tiger" was probably derived from the Greek word "Tigris". The Greeks possibly borrowed this word from a Persian word meaning "arrow", due to the animal's swiftness.

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