noun
- the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger
Examples
- The liger is the largest of all known cat species.
- Ligers are typically found only in captivity since lions and tigers don’t naturally share habitats.
- The zoo’s liger weighed over 900 pounds.
- Unlike their parents, male ligers are usually sterile.
- The liger inherited the lion’s social nature and the tiger’s love of swimming.
- Scientists study ligers to understand hybrid genetics in big cats.