This is a selection of portmanteau words.

Animals

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Hybrids

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Cats

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  • 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

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Dogs

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Fictional

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Art, literature and entertainment

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Fashion and apparel

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Cuisine

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Hybrids

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General

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Internet and computing

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Organizations and companies

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Places

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Politics

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Economics

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Movements

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Sciences

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Sports and fitness

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See also

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Notes

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  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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