Definition of Tantanoola tiger in English:

Tantanoola tiger

nounˈtantənuːlə ˈtʌɪɡə

Australian

A tiger-like animal reportedly seen in the wilderness.
perhaps the Tantanoola tiger has cousins in this area
Example sentencesExamples
- The Tantanoola tiger established a paradigm for all future manifestations of similar creatures, and there is still debate as to whether any element of hoax was involved.
- Two enterprising thieves had successfully operated under the ruse that the Tantanoola tiger was still at large and was responsible for heavy losses of local flocks.
- Donovan brought the carcass of the legendary Tantanoola tiger into the bar of the hotel.
- While in town, drop in to see the Tantanoola tiger on display in the hotel.
- Adam Lindsay Gordon is my poet, Father Julian Tenison-Woods my priest, and the Tantanoola tiger a mere flash of colour in the shadows thrown by trees.
- The fabled Tantanoola tiger turned out to be an Assyrian wolf, believed to have survived a shipwreck.
- At last I know what the distinctly lupine Tantanoola tiger looks like!
- The farmer spotted a creature running away with a sheep in its jaws and took a shot, hitting it in its side, and the reign of the Tantanoola tiger was over.
- Everyone has heard of the Tantanoola tiger, and I think the folk quite enjoy their "tiger."
- The place is remembered on account of the fabulous Tantanoola tiger, which still figures in local folklore.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Tantanoola, a town in South Australia near where a Bengal tiger reportedly went missing from a circus in 1884.

单词	Tantanoola tiger
释义	Definition of Tantanoola tiger in English: Tantanoola tiger nounˈtantənuːlə ˈtʌɪɡə Australian A tiger-like animal reportedly seen in the wilderness. perhaps the Tantanoola tiger has cousins in this area Example sentencesExamples The Tantanoola tiger established a paradigm for all future manifestations of similar creatures, and there is still debate as to whether any element of hoax was involved. Two enterprising thieves had successfully operated under the ruse that the Tantanoola tiger was still at large and was responsible for heavy losses of local flocks. Donovan brought the carcass of the legendary Tantanoola tiger into the bar of the hotel. While in town, drop in to see the Tantanoola tiger on display in the hotel. Adam Lindsay Gordon is my poet, Father Julian Tenison-Woods my priest, and the Tantanoola tiger a mere flash of colour in the shadows thrown by trees. The fabled Tantanoola tiger turned out to be an Assyrian wolf, believed to have survived a shipwreck. At last I know what the distinctly lupine Tantanoola tiger looks like! The farmer spotted a creature running away with a sheep in its jaws and took a shot, hitting it in its side, and the reign of the Tantanoola tiger was over. Everyone has heard of the Tantanoola tiger, and I think the folk quite enjoy their "tiger." The place is remembered on account of the fabulous Tantanoola tiger, which still figures in local folklore. Origin Late 19th century: from Tantanoola, a town in South Australia near where a Bengal tiger reportedly went missing from a circus in 1884.
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