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The Old English tigras derives from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, which was a borrowing from tigris (Ancient Greek: τίγρις). [4] Since ancient times, the word tigris has been suggested to originate from the Armenian or Persian word for 'arrow', which may also be the origin of the name for the river Tigris.
Woods's first name, Eldrick, was chosen by his mother because it began with "E" (for Earl) and ended with "K" (for Kultida). His middle name Tont is a traditional Thai name. He was nicknamed Tiger in honor of his father's friend, South Vietnamese Colonel Vuong Dang Phong, who had also been known as Tiger. [27]
Tiger (H) Krupp-Turm mit 8.8 cm Kw.K. L/56 fur Ausf. H1 Wa Prüf 6 1 July 1942 Production Panzerkampfwagen VI H (Sd.Kfz. 182) KStN 1150d [60] 15 August 1942 Tiger I Wa Prüf 6 15 October 1942 Pz.Kpfw. VI H Ausf. H1 (Tiger H1) – 1 December 1942 Panzerkampfwagen VI H Ausf. H1 Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E D656/21+ (Tank manual) March 1943
The English name 'Siberian tiger' was coined by James Cowles Prichard in the 1830s. [102] The name 'Amur tiger' was used in 1933 for Siberian tigers killed by the Amur River for an exhibition in the American Museum of Natural History. [103] The Tungusic peoples considered the tiger a near-deity and often referred to it as "Grandfather" or "Old ...
The Bengal tiger or Royal Bengal tiger is a population of the Panthera tigris tigris subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late Pleistocene for about 12,000 to 16,500 years.
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Closeup of a Tiger II's 80 cm diameter roadwheels, meant to be standard on most E-series AFVs. The Entwicklung series (from German Entwicklung lit. ' development '), more commonly known as the E-Series, was a late-World War II attempt by Nazi Germany to produce a standardised series of tank designs. There were to be standard designs in five ...
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