What is "bengal tiger"

Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.]

1. 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.

2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.

   As for heinous tiger, Tamora.
   --Shak.

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

4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]

5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. The puma.

   2. The jaguar.

      Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore ( Felis macrocelis or Felis marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger.

      Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar.

      Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae]. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.

      Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun.

      Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger.

      Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as Tigridia conchiflora, Tigridia grandiflora, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.

      Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ( Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives.
      --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

      Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily.

      Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[ae] are called woolly bears.

      Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark ( Galeocerdo tigrinus syn. Galeocerdo maculatus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark.

      Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie ( Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie.

      Tiger snake (Zo["o]l.), either of two very venomous snakes of Tasmania and Australia, Notechis scutatis and Notechis ater, which grow up to 5 feet in length.

      Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena ( Hy[ae]na crocuta).

      Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree ( Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.

Bengal \Ben*gal"\, prop. n.

1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs, animals, etc.

2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought from Bengal.

3. Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal; Bengal stripes.

   Bengal light, a firework containing niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; -- called also blue light.

   Bengal stripes, a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored stripes. See Bengal, 3.

   Bengal tiger. (Zo["o]l.). See Tiger.

Bengal Tiger is a 2001 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Adarsh Jain and produced by Rishikesh Dhari Sinha, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Mandakini, Amrish Puri and Hemant Birje

Bengal Tiger is a 1936 American drama film directed by Louis King and starring Barton MacLane, June Travis and Warren Hull. The plot closely resembles that of the 1932 film Tiger Shark.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Esdras Hartley.

The Bengal tiger, also called the royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), is the most numerous tiger subspecies. It is the national animal of both India and Bangladesh. By 2011, the total population was estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal tiger's range is considered large enough to support an effective population size of 250 adult individuals. Since 2010, it has been classified as endangered by the IUCN.

As of 2010, Bengal tiger populations in India have been estimated at 1,706–1,909. As of 2014, they had reputedly increased to an estimated 2,226 individuals, but the method used in the census may not be accurate.

Bengal tigers number around 440 in Bangladesh and 163–253 in Nepal. Prior censuses placed the population of tigers in Bhutan at around 65-75 individuals, however, the latest census estimated that 103 wild Bengal tigers are living in the country.

Bengal is traditionally fixed as the typical locality for the binomen Panthera tigris, to which the British taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock subordinated the Bengal tiger in 1929 under the trinomen Panthera tigris tigris.

The Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) is a subspecies of the tiger family.

Bengal tiger may also refer to:

• Bengal Tiger (1936 film), English language film
• Bengal Tiger (2001 film), Hindi language film
• Bengal Tiger (2015 film), Telugu language film
• Scuttlers, members of neighbourhood-based youth gangs of late-Victorian England
• Canna 'Bengal Tiger', a cultivar of the canna plant
• "The Bengal Tiger" (Minder episode), an episode of the TV series Minder
• Bengal Tiger or Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, a stage production

Bengal Tiger is a 2015 Indian Telugu language action comedy film written and directed by Sampath Nandi. It was produced by K. K. Radha Mohan Sri Satya Sai Arts and features Ravi Teja, Tamannaah and Rashi Khanna in the lead roles. Boman Irani, Nagineedu, Rao Ramesh, and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. Bengal Tiger focuses on the conflict between two intelligent peopleAkash Narayan, an unemployed graduate and Ashok Gajapati, the chief minister of the state. It also focuses on the roles played by agricultural minister Samba, home minister Nagappa, his daughter Shradha, and Gajapati's daughter Meera in Akash's pursuit for revenge on Gajapati who killed his father.

Nandi was initially supposed to direct Pawan Kalyan in Sardaar Gabbar Singh, the sequel of Gabbar Singh. The film was delayed and Nandi walked out, after which the pre-production of Bengal Tiger began. Nandi's protégé Bheems Cecireleo composed the film's music. The film, whose cinematography was provided by Soundararajan, was edited by Gautham Raju. The film was officially launched on 30 January 2015 at Ramanaidu Studios. Principal photography commenced in March 2015 and lasted for 100 days until September 2015. Filming locations include Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Pollachi and few locales of Europe, where a couple of songs were filmed.

Produced on a budget of 250 million, Bengal Tiger was released globally on 10 December 2015 in 1000 screens. It received mixed reviews from the critics but was a commercial success, grossing nearly 405 million globally. The film was also dubbed into Hindi under the same name in 2016.