liger

[ lahy-ger ]

noun

1. the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.

liger

/ ˈlaɪɡə /

noun

1. the hybrid offspring of a female tiger and a male lion

Word History and Origins

Origin of liger¹

First recorded in 1935–40; li(on) + (ti)ger

Example Sentences

From mules to ligers, the list of human-bred hybrid animals is long.

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From mules to ligers, the list of human-made hybrid animals is long.

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Liger slays Emathion, Asylas Corinaeus, the one skilled with the javelin, the other with the stealthy arrow from afar.

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So saying, he seized the chariot; and now the miserable Liger, extending his hands in supplication, begged for his life.

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Meanwhile the brothers Lucagus and Liger drive up with their pair of white horses.

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And now there met him two brethren on one chariot, Lucagus and Liger.

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Boundaries: the Pyrenees on the south, the Liger on the north and east.

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