zebra

Meaning of zebra

noun
  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. A referee.
  3. An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".)
  4. A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
  5. A fish, the zebra cichlid.
  6. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.

Information about zebra

Hyphenation of zebra

ze-bra

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • zebra is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of zebra

Anagrams of zebra

braze

Words that rhyme with zebra

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