Tigron
/ˈtaɪ.ɡrən/noun
A hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
Did you know?Tigron is a relatively modern zoological term built from tiger + lion, not an ancient spell-word, but it taps into the old human obsession with naming impossible crossings of nature.
Etymological Timeline
Modern English
English
tigron
“A tiger-lion hybrid, especially the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.”
19th Century
English
tigron
“A coined hybrid term used in zoological and popular writing for a tiger-lion cross.”
Latin
Latin
tigris
“Tiger.”
Greek
Greek
tigris
“Tiger, the fast-striped beast of the East.”
Old French
OF
tigre
“Tiger.”