tigon
noun
ti·gon
| \ ˈtī-gən
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Definition of tigon
: tiglon
Examples of tigon in a Sentence
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Peculiar hybrids were created: ligers (male lion-female tiger), tigons (male tiger-female lion), tiligers (male tiger-female liger) and, in 2013, the nation's first liligers, the offspring of a male lion and a female liger. — oregonlive.com, "The trouble with tigers in America," 13 July 2019 YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see): Search [offspring of female lion male tiger] to find this is called a tigon (or tiglon). — Ken Denmead, WIRED, "A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Jan. 13," 13 Jan. 2012 There’s also the tigon, which has a lion mother and tiger father. — 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 'tigon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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