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liliger

noun
/laɪˈlaɪɡə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Blend of lion + liger.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to pierce, prick, be sharp”
  2. derived from τίγρις
  3. derived from tigris
  4. inherited from tigras
  5. inherited from tygre
  6. compounded as liger — “lion + tiger”
  7. compounded as liliger — “lion + liger”

Definitions

  1. An animal born to a male lion and a ligress (female liger).

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:liliger.

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