liger
noun
li·ger
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Definition of liger
: a hybrid between a male lion and a female tiger
Examples of liger in a Sentence
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After discovering the liger is actually real (and not just a made-up animal from Napoleon Dynamite), WD was curious about other unconventional mixes. — Olivia Putnal, Woman's Day, "10 Unusual Animal Hybrids," 21 Sep. 2010 The orange-and-brown ombré shake is then poured into a cup that that was striped with Ghirardelli chocolate sauce giving it a unique liger-like look. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, "Arby's Roars into Unicorn Frappuccino Territory With a Wild New Drink," 12 June 2017 Woody takes Hank and Charlie around the country as part of a traveling liger exhibit. — Ilnar Salakhiev, National Geographic, "Cat Experts: Ligers and Other Designer Hybrids Pointless and Unethical," 24 Feb. 2017 In Apple’s mind, the future doesn’t look like a liger. — David Pierce, WIRED, "Review: Apple iPad Pro," 11 Nov. 2015 But ligerzoos.com posits that most ligers are in private hands in the United States. — Ilnar Salakhiev, National Geographic, "Cat Experts: Ligers and Other Designer Hybrids Pointless and Unethical," 24 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'liger.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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