Definition of Liger

1. Noun. Offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.

Generic synonyms: Big Cat, Cat

Definition of Liger

1. Noun. An animal born to a male lion and a tigress. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Liger

1. the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liger

ligative
ligator
ligators
ligature
ligature point
ligature points
ligature wire
ligatured
ligatureless
ligatures
ligaturing
ligeance
ligeances
ligement
ligements
liger (current term)
ligers
ligge
ligged
liggen
ligger
liggers
ligges
ligging
liggings
light
light(a)
light-activated resin
light-adapted eye
light-armed

Literary usage of Liger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Historical and Descriptive Account of China: Its Ancient and Modern by Hugh Murray, John Crawfurd, Peter Gordon, Thomas Lynn, William Wallace, Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1836)
"... Way to Pe-king—Schaal or Sca- liger—Their Disgrace—Thrown into Prison. THE distinction of being the first modern people who attempted to open a maritime ..."

2. Catalogue of Books Relating to Architecture: Construction and Decoration in by Boston Public Library, Mary Harris Rollins, Frank A. Bourne (1914)
"»1*51.23 liger, L. Le jardinier fleuriste, ou la culture universelle des fleurs, arbres, ... liger ..."

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