ligress
ligress noun: a female liger.
Noun
ligress (plural ligresses)
- A female liger.
- Colette has rescued cougars, bobcats, jaguars, panthers, tigers, lions--and even a ligress --a cross between a lion and a tiger.1994 December 6, Tim May, “Waystation Trying to Save Tigers in Ireland”, in Los Angeles Times
- Called Shasta because "she hasta" have this and "she hasta" have that, the bossy liger — she was a ligress, to be more precise — was one of the zoo's most beloved and famous residents before she died in 1972 at the ripe age of twenty-four.2008, Brandon Griggs, Utah Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, Insiders' Guide, published 2008, →ISBN, page 128
ligress meaning in Arabic
ligress in Arabic
- female liger
- لَبُؤَة بَبْرِيَّة, لَبْوَة بَبْرِيَّة
Forms of ligress
| plural | ligresses |
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Origin of ligress
From liger + -ess.
Questions about ligress
- What does ligress mean?
- Ligress means a female liger.
- What is ligress in Arabic?
- Ligress in Arabic is لَبُؤَة بَبْرِيَّة, لَبْوَة بَبْرِيَّة. See Ligress meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is ligress?
- Ligress is a noun.
- What is the plural of ligress?
- The plural of ligress is ligresses.
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