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Definition of liger in English: ligernoun ˈlʌɪɡəˈlīɡər The hybrid offspring of a male lion and a tigress. Compare with tigon Example sentencesExamples - We know that tigers and lions can produce hybrids called tigons and ligers, so it is likely that they are descended from the same original kind.
- Even when crossbreeding creates a viable hybrid, the offspring often inherits multiple copies of each parents' chromosomes, or sets of genes (see photos of ligers, hybrids of lions and tigers).
- The drive-through wildlife park is believed to have the country's largest concentration of ligers, housing ten of the massive cats.
- You learn what it's like to feed llamas, what a liger is (it's a cross between a lion and a tiger - totally sweet), the best way to ask out the hot girl in your class, and the best strategies for running for class president.
- A hybrid from a male lion and a female tiger is called a liger while a hybrid from a male tiger and a female lion is a tigon.
Origin 1930s: blend of lion and tiger. Rhymes Auriga, Eiger, saiga, taiga, tiger Definition of liger in US English: ligernounˈlīɡər The hybrid offspring of a male lion and a tigress. Compare with tigon Example sentencesExamples - You learn what it's like to feed llamas, what a liger is (it's a cross between a lion and a tiger - totally sweet), the best way to ask out the hot girl in your class, and the best strategies for running for class president.
- A hybrid from a male lion and a female tiger is called a liger while a hybrid from a male tiger and a female lion is a tigon.
- Even when crossbreeding creates a viable hybrid, the offspring often inherits multiple copies of each parents' chromosomes, or sets of genes (see photos of ligers, hybrids of lions and tigers).
- We know that tigers and lions can produce hybrids called tigons and ligers, so it is likely that they are descended from the same original kind.
- The drive-through wildlife park is believed to have the country's largest concentration of ligers, housing ten of the massive cats.
Origin 1930s: blend of lion and tiger. |