tiglon
9.9
An animal born when a male tiger and a female lion mate
- noun
- /ˈtaɪɡlən/
- Specialized
:
tiglon
- At the wildlife reserve, visitors were excited to see a rare tiglon born from its tiger father and lion mother.
Examples
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Breeders are not making that easy: they are crossing tigers and lions to produce ligers or tiglons, as well as crossing smaller wild cats with small breeds domesticated long ago.
Academic text (2008) -
The zoologist explained that a tiglon is the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
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Scientists are studying the genetic traits of a tiglon to understand more about hybrid animals.
Synonyms
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9.9
An animal born from a male tiger and a female lion
is the same meaning but uses a different name for the same hybrid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tiglon comes from joining tiger and lion, a simple memory hook that shows it is a 'mix' of the two big cats. A tiglon is the 'offspring' of a male tiger and a female lion.