Editing Hybrid (biology) (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Liger.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Liger]], a lion/tiger hybrid bred in captivity]]

The term hybrid is derived from Latin ''{{lang|la|hybrida}}'', used for crosses such as of a tame sow and a wild boar. The term came into popular use in English in the 19th century, though examples of its use have been found from the early 17th century.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hybrid |title=Hybrid |dictionary=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=28 June 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160316195135/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hybrid |url-status=live}}</ref> Conspicuous hybrids are popularly named with [[portmanteau word]]s, starting in the 1920s with the breeding of tiger–lion hybrids ([[liger]] and [[tigon]]).<ref>"When the sire is a lion the result is termed a Liger, while the converse is a Tigon." Edward George Boulenger, ''World natural history'', B. T. Batsford ltd., 1937, p. 40</ref>