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tiglon

American  
[tahy-gluhn] / ˈtaɪ glən /
Also tigon

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of tiglon

First recorded in 1940–45; tig(er) + l(i)on

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If the tiglon* in Manhattan's Central Park Zoo ever got to the U.S.

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