liger

[ lahy-ger ]

/ ˈlaɪ gər /

Save This Word!

noun

the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Compare tiglon.

Origin of liger

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

Words nearby liger

ligase, ligate, ligation, ligature, ligeance, liger, Ligeti, light, light adaptation, light a fire under, light air

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use liger in a sentence

From mules to ligers, the list of human-bred hybrid animals is long.
Mysterious kunga is the oldest known human-bred hybrid animal|Jake Buehler|February 2, 2022|Science News For Students
From mules to ligers, the list of human-made hybrid animals is long.
Part donkey, part wild ass, the kunga is the oldest known hybrid bred by humans|Jake Buehler|January 14, 2022|Science News
Liger slays Emathion, Asylas Corinaeus, the one skilled with the javelin, the other with the stealthy arrow from afar.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
So saying, he seized the chariot; and now the miserable Liger, extending his hands in supplication, begged for his life.
The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10)|Various

Meanwhile the brothers Lucagus and Liger drive up with their pair of white horses.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
And now there met him two brethren on one chariot, Lucagus and Liger.
Stories from Virgil|Alfred J. Church
Boundaries: the Pyrenees on the south, the Liger on the north and east.
A Manual of Ancient History|A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) Heeren

British Dictionary definitions for liger

liger

/ (ˈlaɪɡə) /

noun

the hybrid offspring of a female tiger and a male lion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012