Werewolf vs. Tiger

Werewolfnoun

(mythology) A person who is transformed or can transform into a wolf or a wolflike human, often said to transform during a full moon.

Werewolfnoun

A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope. Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.

Werewolfnoun

a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf

Werewolf

In folklore, a werewolf (Old English: werwulf, ), or occasionally lycanthrope (Greek: λυκάνθρωπος lukánthrōpos, ), is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolflike creature), either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction (often a bite or scratch from another werewolf) with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon. Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction, called lycanthropy , are Petronius (27–66) and Gervase of Tilbury (1150–1228).

Tigernoun

, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

Tigernoun

A male tiger.

Tigernoun

(heraldry) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.

Tigernoun

(obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

Tigernoun

A leopard.

Tigernoun

A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.

Tigernoun

(figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.

Tigernoun

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.

Tigernoun

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tigernoun

A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.

Tigernoun

A tiger beetle.

Tigernoun

A tiger butterfly in tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina

Tigernoun

A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.

Tigernoun

A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger.

Tigernoun

Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

Tigernoun

A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress.

Tigernoun

A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger.

Tigernoun

A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.

Tigernoun

a fierce or audacious person;

Tigernoun

large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Tiger

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange-brown fur with a lighter underside.