List of portmanteaus

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This is a selection of portmanteau words.

Animals

Hybrids

  • cattalo, from cattle and buffalo [2]
  • donkra, from donkey and zebra (progeny of donkey stallion and zebra mare) cf. zedonk below
  • llamanaco, from llama and guanaco [3]
  • wholphin, from whale and dolphin [2]
  • zorse, from zebra and horse (progeny of zebra stallion and horse mare) cf. hebra above [2]

Cats

  • 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

Dogs

Fictional

Art, literature and entertainment

Fashion and apparel

Cuisine

Hybrids

General

Internet and computing

Organizations and companies

Places

Politics

Economics

Movements

Sciences

Sports and fitness

See also

Notes

  1. Originally spelled "Alsthom", the "h" was removed in 2008 (the company was named GEC-Alsthom at the time).
  2. Influence from googolplex.
  3. Through the merger of Shibaura Seisaku-sho and Tokyo Denki became Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K.
  4. Sometimes Cianjur also included, became Jabodetabekjur or Jabodetabekpunjur. [46]

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