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tigon

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • tī'gən
  • /ˈtaɪɡən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪɡən
  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 G AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A cross between a male tiger and a lioness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

offspring of a male tiger and a female lion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tiglon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: big cat, cat

History

Etymology

Blend of tiger + lion

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tiikoni — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • French: tigron — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • French: tiglon — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • German: Töwe — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Italian: tigone — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Polish: tyglew — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Portuguese: tigreão — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Russian: тигроле́в (tigrolév) — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Serbo-Croatian: лигар — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Serbo-Croatian: ligar — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Spanish: tigrón — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Swedish: tigon — cross between a male tiger and a lioness
  • Welsh: teiglew — cross between a male tiger and a lioness