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zebra

[zee-bruh; Brit. also zeb-ruh]

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noun, plural -bras, (especially collectively) -bra.

any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered.

Also called zebra butterfly. a tropical butterfly, Heliconius charithonius, having black wings barred with yellow.

(initial capital letter) a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Z.

Football Slang. an official, who usually wears a black and white striped shirt.

zebra crossing.

Origin:
1590–1600; 1975–80 for def. 4; < Portuguese zebra, zebro the Iberian wild ass (Spanish cebra), perhaps < Latin equiferus (Pliny) kind of wild horse, equivalent to equi- (combining form of equus horse) + ferus wild

Related forms

ze·bra·like, ze·bra·ic

[zi-brey-ik] , adjective

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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World English Dictionary

zebra (ˈziːbrə, ˈzɛbrə)

—n , pl -ras, -ra
	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

[C16: 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

—*adj*

zebraic

—*adj*

zebrine

—*adj*

'zebroid

—*adj*

Zebra (ˈziːbrə, ˈzɛbrə)

—n
	Compare zero a noninterest-paying bond in which the accrued income is taxed annually rather than on redemption

[C20: from zero-coupon bond]

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Word Origin & History

zebra

1600, from It. zebra, perhaps from Port., earlier applied to a now-extinct wild ass, said to be Congolese [OED], or Amharic [Klein], but perhaps ult. from L. equiferus "wild horse," from equus "horse" + ferus (see fierce).

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Slang Dictionary

zebra definition

n.
a referee. (Because of the black-and-white striped shirt.) : The zebra blew the whistle on almost every play.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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ZEBRA definition

A data management package in the CERN Program Library.

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