Meaning of ligress | Babel Free

Definitions

A female liger.

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“Colette has rescued cougars, bobcats, jaguars, panthers, tigers, lions--and even a ligress --a cross between a lion and a tiger.”

“Called Shasta because "she hasta" have⟳ this and "she hasta" have⟳ that, the bossy liger — she was a ligress, to be more precise — was one of the zoo's most beloved and famous residents before she died in 1972 at the ripe age of twenty-four.”

“There are a number⟳ of cases of ligers and ligresses in the world but experts say⟳ it is impossible for males to conceive and exceptionally rare for females to give⟳ birth.”

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