List of portmanteaus

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This is a selection of portmanteau words.

Animals[edit]

Hybrids[edit]

Cats[edit]

  • leopon, from leopard and lion[2]
  • liger, from lion and tiger (progeny of male lion and tigress) cf. tiglon/tigon below[2]
  • tigon, from tiger and lion (progeny of male tiger and lioness) cf. liger above[2]

Mixed breeds[edit]

Dogs[edit]

Fictional[edit]

Art, literature and entertainment[edit]

Fashion and apparel[edit]

Cuisine[edit]

Hybrids[edit]

General[edit]

Internet and computing[edit]

Organizations and companies[edit]

Places[edit]

Politics[edit]

Economics[edit]

Movements[edit]

Sciences[edit]

Sports and fitness[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Animanga term refers to Japanese anime and manga, originally a trademark of Viz Media became genericized trademark after expired on October 28, 2016.[5]
  2. ^ Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time).
  3. ^ Influence from googolplex.
  4. ^ Through the merger of Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.

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