zebras
Variant of zebra
ze·bra (zē′brə; Brit, & often Cdn, zeb′rə)
noun pl. zebras -·bras or zebra -·bra
- any of several swift African perissodactylous mammals (family Equidae) of the same genus (Equus) as the horse and ass, having dark stripes on a white or tawny body
- a butterfly (Heliconius charitonius) with black wings crossed by several yellowish bandsin full zebra butterfly
- ☆ Sports, Slang a referee who wears a vertically striped black-and-white shirt
Etymology: Port, zebra, earlier used of a wild ass (now extinct): said to be of Congolese orig., but prob. ult. < L equiferus, wild horse < equus (see hippo-) + ferus (see fierce)
Related Forms:
- zebrine ze′·brine′ (-brīn′, -brin) adjective
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