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zebra
  1. Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
  2. (sports, slang) A referee.
  3. (medicine) An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras.")
  4. (pejorative) A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
  5. (informal) A fish, the zebra cichlid.
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    1. “The zebra galloped gracefully across the savannah, its black-and-white striped coat standing out against the golden grass.”
      “It has taken everything from Colorado mule deer to zebra, impala, gemsbok and waterbuck in Africa.”
      “The first DNA to be extracted from an ancient specimen was from 150-year-old tissues from the quagga, an extinct relative of the zebra.”
zebrawood
  1. Any wood with a figure (grain pattern) like the striping of a zebra, most often wood of the genus Microberlinia.
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    1. “Twenty species are available, including American varieties and exotic types like zebrawood, padauk, and wenge.”
      “A whole new world of exotic design possibilities abound with zen-like bamboo, luxurious lacewood, distinctive makore, or safari zebrawood to name a few.”
      “Also known as tigerwood or zebrawood, goncalo alves is popular for specialty items, turnings and musical instruments, particularly guitars.”
zebroid
  1. A cross between a zebra and any other equine animal, but especially a horse.
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zebrinny
  1. The offspring of a male horse and a female zebra.
zebrule
  1. A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.
zebrine
  1. A zebra or similar (notably equine) animal.
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zebrawoods
  1. plural of zebrawood
zebrinnies
  1. plural of zebrinny
zebroids
zebrines
zebrules
  1. plural of zebrule
zebras
  1. plural of zebra
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It's big enough to incorporate almost the entire seasonal wanderings of more than a million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles.”
      “The animals sharing the enclosure included other addra gazelles, Thomson gazelles, white-bearded wildebeest, and Burchell's zebras.”
      “For quaggas, like in all zebras, there was always a daily ritual in hygiene.”
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