liger
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of liger
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Other troubling signs: a significant population of juvenile animals or such inbred or hybrid species as white tigers or ligers, a lion crossed with a tiger.
From Washington Post
He could be seen in a cage with Spears and a "liger" -- the breeding result of a female tiger and a male lion -- at the beginning of the performance.
From Fox News
However, it does display the equally fascinating liger, a hybrid cat named Shasta from the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City , as well as an eight-foot-tall Kodiak bear that greets guests with a tinny growl.
From Washington Post
"Despite rumors of magical skills, the liger is a very real and breathtaking beast," the release states.
From Time
Pairing a male tiger with a female lion creates a tigon, while a male lion and a female tiger produces a liger.
From The Guardian
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
