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liger

US/ˈlaɪɡɚ/

liger noun: an animal born to a male lion and a tigress.

liger: an animal born to a male lion and a tigress
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Noun

liger (plural ligers)

  1. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
    • Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66

liger meaning in Tamil and Arabic

liger in Tamil

சிங்கப்புலி, சிங்கப்புலி என்பது, ஆண் சிங்கமும், பெற்ற தாய்

liger in Arabic

animal born to a male lion and a tigress
أَسَد بَبْرِيّ ʔasad babriyy

Forms of liger

pluralligers

Origin of liger

Blend of lion + tiger.

Words formed from liger

Words that rhyme with liger

Questions about liger

What does liger mean?
Liger means an animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
What is liger in Tamil?
Liger in Tamil is சிங்கப்புலி, சிங்கப்புலி என்பது, ஆண் சிங்கமும். See Liger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is liger?
Liger is a noun.
How do you pronounce liger?
Liger is pronounced /ˈlaɪɡɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of liger?
The plural of liger is ligers.

Words near liger in the dictionary

  1. ligeances
  2. liged
  3. Ligeian
  4. ligement
  5. ligements
  6. liger
  7. ligers
  8. Liggan
  9. ligged
  10. ligger
  11. liggerati

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: liger (page history and authors); liger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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