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Caspian tiger

Caspian tiger noun: any of an extinct race of Panthera tigris tigris, recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and formerly inhabiting the sparse forest habitats and riverine corridors west and south of the Caspian Sea, from Turkey, Iran and west through Central Asia into the Taklamakan Desert of Xinjiang, China.

caspian tiger: any of an extinct race of Panthera tigris tigris, recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and...
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Noun

Caspian tiger (plural Caspian tigers)

  1. Any of an extinct race of Panthera tigris tigris, recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and formerly inhabiting the sparse forest habitats and riverine corridors west and south of the Caspian Sea, from Turkey, Iran and west through Central Asia into the Taklamakan Desert of Xinjiang, China.

Caspian tiger meaning in Persian

Caspian tiger in Persian

extinct tiger
ببر مازندران babr-e mâzandarân, ببر هیرکانی babr-e hirkâni

Synonyms of Caspian tiger

Forms of Caspian tiger

pluralCaspian tigers

Questions about Caspian tiger

What does Caspian tiger mean?
Caspian tiger means any of an extinct race of Panthera tigris tigris, recorded in the wild until the early 1970s, and formerly inhabiting the sparse forest habitats and riverine corridors west and south of the Caspian Sea, from Turkey, Iran and west through Central Asia into the Taklamakan Desert of Xinjiang, China.
What is Caspian tiger in Persian?
Caspian tiger in Persian is ببر مازندران (babr-e mâzandarân), ببر هیرکانی (babr-e hirkâni). See Caspian tiger meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Caspian tiger?
Caspian tiger is a noun.
What is the plural of Caspian tiger?
The plural of Caspian tiger is Caspian tigers.

Words near Caspian tiger in the dictionary

  1. Caspian Sea
  2. Caspian shemaya
  3. Caspian shemayas
  4. Caspian tern
  5. Caspian terns
  6. Caspian tiger
  7. Caspian tigers
  8. Caspian tit
  9. Caspian tits
  10. Caspiana
  11. Caspiane

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