tigon
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tigon (plural tigons)
- A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.
- 1985, Hartson & Dawson, The Ultimate Irrelevant Encyclopedia, page 66:
- Tigons, ligers and a zeedonk have also been created by miscegenating mammals.
Translations edit
cross between a male tiger and a lioness
See also edit
References edit
- “tigon”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016), “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future[1], Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225
Anagrams edit
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Noun edit
tigon
- accusative singular of tigo
Swedish edit
Noun edit
tigon n or c
- a tigon (cat born to a male tiger and a lioness)
Usage notes edit
Neuter gender is based on the gender of lejon (a rare neuter-gendered animal), though common gender is intuitive as well (and appears in the media).
Declension edit
Declension of tigon | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tigon | tigonet | tigon | tigonen |
Genitive | tigons | tigonets | tigons | tigonens |