Meanings
plural Bengal tigers
- Any tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.
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.
2011, Devidas K. Belsare, Vanishing Roar of Bengal Tigers, RoseDog Books, page ix1 more example
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.
2012, Colleen A. Sexton, The Bengal Tiger, Bellwether Media, page 18Synonyms: royal Bengal tiger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny tiger of a specific, fragmented population of the subspecies Panthera tigris tigris in the Indian subcontinent.
Translations
Arabic بَبْر بَنْغَالِيّ
- بَبْر بَنْغَالِيّ (babr banḡāliyy)population of Panthera tigris tigris
Catalan tigre de Bengala
- tigre de Bengalapopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Chinese Mandarin 孟加拉虎, 印度虎
- 孟加拉虎 (mèngjiālāhǔ)population of Panthera tigris tigris
- 印度虎 (yìndùhǔ)population of Panthera tigris tigris
Danish Bengalsk tiger
- Bengalsk tigerpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Dutch Bengaalse tijger
- Bengaalse tijgerpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Esperanto bengalia tigro
- bengalia tigropopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Finnish intiantiikeri, bengalintiikeri
- intiantiikeripopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
- bengalintiikeripopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
French tigre du Bengale
- tigre du Bengalepopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
German Königstiger, Königstigerin
- Königstigerpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
- Königstigerinpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Hungarian bengáli tigris
- bengáli tigrispopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Indonesian harimau Benggala
- harimau Benggalapopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Japanese ベンガル虎, ロイヤル•ベンガルトラ
- ベンガル虎 (bengaru tora)population of Panthera tigris tigris
- ロイヤル•ベンガルトラ (roiyaru bengaru tora)population of Panthera tigris tigris
Korean 벵골호랑이
- 벵골호랑이 (benggolhorang'i)population of Panthera tigris tigris
Malay harimau Benggala
- harimau Benggalapopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Polish tygrys bengalski
- tygrys bengalskipopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Portuguese tigre-de-bengala
- tigre-de-bengalapopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Romanian tigru bengalez
- tigru bengalezpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Russian бенга́льский тигр
- бенга́льский тигр (bengálʹskij tigr)population of Panthera tigris tigris
Spanish tigre de Bengala
- tigre de Bengalapopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Swahili chui-milia wa Bungala
- chui-milia wa Bungalapopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Swedish Bengalisk tiger
- Bengalisk tigerpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Turkish Bengal kaplanı
- Bengal kaplanıpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Ukrainian бенга́льський тигр
- бенга́льський тигр (benhálʹsʹkyj tyhr)population of Panthera tigris tigris
Vietnamese hổ Bengal
- hổ Bengalpopulation of Panthera tigris tigris
Cite this entry
Bengal tiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bengal%20tiger
“Bengal tiger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bengal%20tiger. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bengal tiger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bengal%20tiger.
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