tigon

English
A tigon

Etymology

Blend of tiger +‎ lion[1]

Pronunciation
  • enPR: tī'gən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪɡən

Noun

tigon (plural tigons)

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

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References
  • tigon at OneLook Dictionary Search
  1. Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016), “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎, Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

tigon

  1. accusative singular of tigo
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