liger

[ lahy-ger ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

liger

/ ˈlaɪɡə /

Origin of liger¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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