tiglon
/ˈtaɪɡlɑn/
noun
- The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Tiglons are rarer than ligers because tigers and lions don't often mate in the wild.
- The tiglon at the sanctuary was larger than a typical tiger but smaller than a lion.
- The zoo's new tiglon had stripes like its father and a tawny mane like its mother.