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tigon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtaɪɡən/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • tī'gən

Etymology

Blend of tiger + lion

Meanings

  1. A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
    • Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals. 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:

Forms

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tigons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

litigon

Relateds

liger

Translations (13)

es tigrón (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · sh ligar (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · ru тигроле́в (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · fi tiikoni (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · fr tigron (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · fr tiglon (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · pl tyglew (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · it tigone (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · cy teiglew (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · de Töwe (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · pt tigreão (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · sh лигар (cross between a male tiger and a lioness) · sv tigon (cross between a male tiger and a lioness)