tigon

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English

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A tigon

Etymology

Blend of tiger +‎ lion

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tī'gən, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪɡən

Noun

tigon (plural tigons)

  1. A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
    • 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:
      Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.

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References

  • tigon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future, Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

tigon

  1. accusative singular of tigo

Swedish

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Noun

tigon n or c

  1. a tigon (cat born to a male tiger and a lioness)

Usage notes

Neuter gender is based on the gender of lejon (a rare neuter-gendered animal), though common gender is intuitive as well (and appears in the media).

Declension

Declension of tigon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tigon tigonet tigon tigonen
Genitive tigons tigonets tigons tigonens

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