liger
See also: Liger
English
A liger.
Five ligers lying down.
Etymology
Blend of lion + tiger[1]
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪɡɚ/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪɡə(ɹ)
Noun
liger (plural ligers)
- An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
- 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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Hyponyms
- ligress
Translations
animal born to a male lion and a tigress
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See also
- tigon
References
- liger at OneLook Dictionary Search
- 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
- Rigel, e-girl, egirl, elrig, girle
Latin
Verb
liger
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ligō
Romansch
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Classical Latin levis (“light; not heavy”). Compare French léger.
Adjective
liger m (feminine singular ligera, masculine plural ligers, feminine plural ligeras)
- (Puter, Vallader) light (of weight)
- (Puter, Vallader) easy
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) lev
- (Sutsilvan) leav
- (Vallader) leiv
Etymology 2
From Latin legō, legere.
Verb
liger
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) to read
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Vallader) leger
- (Puter) ler
Zoogocho Zapotec
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ligero.
Adjective
liger
- light (not heavy)
- swift, quick-acting (of a person)
Adverb
liger
- quick
References
- Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38) (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 249