Tigroid
/ˈtaɪ.ɡrɔɪd/noun
Resembling a tiger, especially in color or striping.
Did you know?Tigroid comes from Greek roots meaning “tiger-like,” and that same tiger-root also lives in words like *tigress* and *tigrine* through a long chain of learned borrowing.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
τίγρις (tígris)
“tiger”
Latin
Lat
tigris
“tiger”
Late Latin / Scientific Latin
Lat
tigroides
“tiger-like; resembling a tiger”
18th–19th Century
Eng
tigroid
“tiger-like, especially in appearance or striping”
Modern English
Eng
tigroid
“resembling a tiger, especially in color or striping”