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zebra
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ze·bra  (zbr)
n.
1. Any of several swift, wild, horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, having distinctive overall markings of alternating white and black or brown stripes.
2. Any of various striped organisms, such as the zebra butterfly.
3. A referee in football.

[Italian, from Old Portuguese zevro, zevra, wild ass. Sense 3, from the referee's striped shirt.]

zebra [ˈziːbrə ˈzɛbrə]
n pl -ras, -ra
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several mammals of the horse family (Equidae), such as Equus burchelli (the common zebra), of southern and eastern Africa, having distinctive black-and-white striped hides
[via Italian from Old Spanish: wild ass, probably from Vulgar Latin eciferus (unattested) wild horse, from Latin equiferus, from equus horse + ferus wild]
zebra-like , zebraic [zɪˈbreɪɪk] adj
zebrine  [ˈziːbraɪn ˈzɛb-], zebroid adj

Zebra [ˈziːbrə ˈzɛbrə]
n Finance
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a noninterest-paying bond in which the accrued income is taxed annually rather than on redemption Compare zero [12]
[from zero-coupon bond]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.zebra - any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equineszebra - any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
Burchell's zebra, common zebra, Equus Burchelli - of the plains of central and eastern Africa
Equus zebra zebra, mountain zebra - narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa
Equus grevyi, grevy's zebra - zebra with less continuous stripes
Translations
zebra [ˈziːbrə]
A. N (zebras or zebra (pl)) → cebra f
B. CPD zebra crossing N (Brit) → paso m de peatones, paso m de cebra

zebra [ˈzɛbrə ˈziːbrə] nzèbre m
zebra crossing n (British)passage m pour piétons

zebra
nZebra nt

zebra:
zebra crossing
n (Brit) → Zebrastreifen m
zebra finch
n (Orn) → Zebrafink m

zebra [ˈziːbrə] nzebra

zebra
n zebra [ˈziːbrə, ˈzeb-]
a kind of striped animal of the horse family, found wild in Africa two zebras; a herd of zebras. sebra حِمار وَحْشي зебра zebra zebra das Zebra ζέβρα cebra sebra گورخر seepra zèbre זֶבּרָה जेबरा zebra zebra zebra sebrahestur zebra しま馬 얼룩말 zebras zebra kuda belang zebra sebra zebra zebra zebră зебра zebra zebra zebra zebra ม้าลาย zebra 斑馬 зебра زیبرا ngựa vằn
zebra crossing
a place, marked in black and white stripes, where traffic stops for pedestrians to cross a street. voetgangeroorgang مَعبَر المُشاة المُخَطَّط пешеходна пътека тип зебра přechod pro chodce fodgængerovergang der Zebrastreifen διάβαση πεζών paso de peatones, paso de cebra ülekäigurada خط عابر پیاده suojatie passage pour piétons מַעֲבַר חֲצִייָה पैदल यात्रियों के सड़क पार करने के लिए बना जेबरा नुमा निशान zebra zebra tempat penyeberangan gangbraut (passaggio pedonale) 横断歩道 횡단보도 pėsčiųjų perėja gājēju pāreja lintasan zebra zebrapad fotgjengerovergang pasy passadeira zebră, trecere de pietoni пешеходный переход зебра prechod pre chodcov zebra “zebra” övergångsställe ทางม้าลาย yaya geçidi 斑馬線 пішохідний перехід; “зебра” پیدل چلنے والوں کے لۓ سڑک پار کرنے کے لۓ پٹّی دار راستہ vạch dành cho người đi bộ qua đường 线

zebra الحمار الوحشي zebra zebra Zebra ζέβρα cebra seepra zèbre zebra zebra シマウマ 얼룩말 zebra sebra zebra zebra зебра zebra ม้าลาย zebra ngựa vằn 斑马


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