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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
Noun
pl -ras or -ra a black-and-white striped African animal of the horse family [Old Spanish: wild ass]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.zebrazebra - 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] ncebra
zebra [ˈziːbrə] nzèbre m
zebra [ˈziːbrə] nZebra nt
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 횡단 보도 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


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Pretty soon a zebra was seen coming out of the forest, and he trotted straight up to them and said politely:
A KANGAROO hopping awkwardly along with some bulky object concealed in her pouch met a Zebra, and desirous of keeping his attention upon himself, said:
The quagga, though so plainly barred like a zebra over the body, is without bars on the legs; but Dr.
 
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