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zebra

ze·bra [ zbrə ] (plural ze·bras)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. striped animal resembling horse: an animal resembling a horse that has a black-and-white or brown-and-white striped hide. Native to: Africa.  Genus Equus.

2. zoology 
Same as  zebra butterfly


[Early 17th century. < Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, originally "wild ass"]

ze·bra·ic [ zə bráy ik ] adjective
ze·brine [ z brn, zbrən ] adjective
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