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liger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈlaɪɡɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English lion Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Anglo-Norman tigrebor. ▲ Latin tigrisbor. Proto-West Germanic *tīgr Old English tigras Middle English tygre English tiger blend English liger Blend of lion + tiger.

Meanings

1. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
   • Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals. 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:

Forms

Deriveds

litigon

Hyponyms

ligress

Relateds

tigon

Translations (20)

ro ligru (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · mn барслан (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · la legris (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · fr ligron (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · pl lygrys (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · ru лигр (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · pt ligre (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · de Liger (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · nl lijger (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · ar أَسَد بَبْرِيّ (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · fi liikeri (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · fr ligre (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · sh лагар (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · sh lagar (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · ko 라이거 (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · cy lleigr (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · es ligre (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · ja ライガー (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · cmn 獅虎 /狮虎 (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) · da liger (animal born to a male lion and a tigress)