tigon
English
Etymology
Blend of tiger + lion[1]
Pronunciation
- enPR: tī'gən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡən/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪɡən
Noun
tigon (plural tigons)
- 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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Translations
cross between a male tiger and a lioness
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See also
- liger
- tigon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- tigon 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
- ingot, toing
Esperanto
Noun
tigon
- accusative singular of tigo