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The word tiger is taken from which Greek word?

The word "tiger" is not derived from a Greek word. It actually comes from the ancient Persian word "tigris", which referred to the Tigris River in Mesopotamia.

The word "tigris" was then adopted by the Ancient Greeks who applied it to the large feline animal, likely due to its stripes resembling the patterns of the river's flow.

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