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litigon

litigon noun: an animal born to a male lion and a female tigon.

Noun

litigon (plural litigons)

  1. An animal born to a male lion and a female tigon.
    • In 1979 the staff went further and crossed a tigon with a lion , producing a litigon . This male litigon has recently matured and is one of the most restless of his family . He is 2 feet longer than a lion and 8 inches taller .1985, World Union
    • Largest litigon An adult male litigon ( a hybrid of an Indian lion and a tigon - itself the offspring of a tiger and a lioness ) named Cubanacan at Alipore Zoological Gardens , Calcutta , India is believed to weigh at least 800 lb.1994, Norris McWhirter, The Guiness Book of World Records 1994, Bantam, →ISBN

Forms of litigon

plurallitigons

Origin of litigon

Blend of liger + tigon.

Questions about litigon

What does litigon mean?
Litigon means an animal born to a male lion and a female tigon.
What part of speech is litigon?
Litigon is a noun.
What is the plural of litigon?
The plural of litigon is litigons.

Words near litigon in the dictionary

  1. litiginous
  2. litigiosity
  3. litigious
  4. litigiously
  5. litigiousness
  6. litigon
  7. litigons
  8. liting
  9. litiopid
  10. litiopids
  11. litiscontestation

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