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liger

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈlaɪɡɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪɡə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

An animal born to a male lion and a tigress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

offspring of a male lion and a female tiger

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: big cat, cat

History

Etymology

Blend of lion + tiger

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَسَد بَبْرِيّ (ʔasad babriyy) — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獅虎 /狮虎 (shīhǔ) — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Danish: liger — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Dutch: lijger — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Finnish: liikeri — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • French: ligre — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • French: ligron — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • German: Liger — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Japanese: ライガー (raigā) — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Korean: 라이거 (raigeo) — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Latin: legris — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Mongolian: барслан (barslan) — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Polish: lygrys — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Portuguese: ligre — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Romanian: ligru — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Russian: лигр (ligr) — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Serbo-Croatian: лагар — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Serbo-Croatian: lagar — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Spanish: ligre — animal born to a male lion and a tigress
  • Welsh: lleigr — animal born to a male lion and a tigress