Bengal tiger

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.

Equivalents

Españoltigre de Bengala

Françaistigre du Bengale

DeutschKönigstiger Königstigerin

10 more languages

Suomibengalintiikeri intiantiikeri

Magyarbengáli tigris

日本語ベンガル虎ロイヤル•ベンガルトラ

한국어벵골호랑이

NederlandsBengaalse tijger

Portuguêstigre-de-bengala

Românătigru bengalez

Русскийбенгальский тигр

TürkçeBengal kaplanı

Українськабенга́льський тигр

Examples

“Bengal tiger is considered sacred by Hindus and the antipodes (so-called no-caste tribes) living in the forests of India.[…]In addition to this, the health of forests is determined by the presence of Bengal tigers.”

“Bengal tigers are endangered animals. Their numbers have ⟳ been dropping for more than a century. In the early 1900s, about 40,000 Bengal tigers lived in India. Today, that number ⟳ stands at around 1,400. About 400 more Bengal tigers live ⟳ in nearby countries.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Bengal Tigers Bengalee Bengalese Bengalese finch Bengali Bengali alphabet

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