| 释义 |
Definition of tigon in English: tigon(also tiglon) noun ˈtʌɪɡ(ə)nˈtaɪɡən The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a lioness. 虎狮 Compare with liger Example sentencesExamples - A liger is a tigress and lion union and tiglons, on the other hand are the products of tigers and lionesses.
- Examples include tigons, a cross between a male tiger and a female lion, and beefalos, a cross between an American bison and a domestic cow.
- Newly arrived penguins from South America will join the Safari Park elephants, tigers, lions, birds, tiglons and ligers.
- Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother.
- When a male tiger is crossed with a female lion, there can be an offspring called a tiglon.
Origin1920s: portmanteau word from tiger and lion. Definition of tigon in US English: tigon(also tiglon) nounˈtaɪɡənˈtīɡən The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a lioness. 虎狮 Example sentencesExamples - Newly arrived penguins from South America will join the Safari Park elephants, tigers, lions, birds, tiglons and ligers.
- Examples include tigons, a cross between a male tiger and a female lion, and beefalos, a cross between an American bison and a domestic cow.
- A liger is a tigress and lion union and tiglons, on the other hand are the products of tigers and lionesses.
- Today there are believed to be a handful of ligers around the world and a similar number of tigons, the product of a tiger father and lion mother.
- When a male tiger is crossed with a female lion, there can be an offspring called a tiglon.
Origin1920s: portmanteau word from tiger and lion. |