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ti·gon

 (tī′gən) also ti·glon (-glən)
n.
The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
[tig(er) + (li)on.]
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ti•glon

(ˈtaɪ glən)

also ti•gon

(-gən)

n.
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
Compare liger.
[1940–45; tig (er) + l (i) on]
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Noun1.tiglon - offspring of a male tiger and a female lion
tigon
big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
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