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词汇 tigon
释义

Definition of tigon in English:

tigon

(also tiglon)
noun ˈtʌɪɡ(ə)nˈtaɪɡən
  • The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a lioness.

    虎狮

    Compare with liger
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A liger is a tigress and lion union and tiglons, on the other hand are the products of tigers and lionesses.
    • Examples include tigons, a cross between a male tiger and a female lion, and beefalos, a cross between an American bison and a domestic cow.
    • Newly arrived penguins from South America will join the Safari Park elephants, tigers, lions, birds, tiglons and ligers.
    • Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother.
    • When a male tiger is crossed with a female lion, there can be an offspring called a tiglon.

Origin

1920s: portmanteau word from tiger and lion.

Rhymes

trigon

Definition of tigon in US English:

tigon

(also tiglon)
nounˈtaɪɡənˈtīɡən
  • The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a lioness.

    虎狮

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Newly arrived penguins from South America will join the Safari Park elephants, tigers, lions, birds, tiglons and ligers.
    • Examples include tigons, a cross between a male tiger and a female lion, and beefalos, a cross between an American bison and a domestic cow.
    • A liger is a tigress and lion union and tiglons, on the other hand are the products of tigers and lionesses.
    • Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother.
    • When a male tiger is crossed with a female lion, there can be an offspring called a tiglon.

Origin

1920s: portmanteau word from tiger and lion.

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