plural zebras
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plural also zebra
: any of several swift African mammals (Equus grevyi, E. quagga synonym E. burchelli, and E. zebra) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff
2
[from the shirts patterned in black-and-white stripes worn by football referees]
: referee sense 2
3
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The footage shows giraffes and zebra rampaging in their pens before the eclipse — a reaction Hartstone-Rose attributes to human anticipation of the impending eclipse.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
In that case, a young male zebra named Sero escaped the Children’s Grand Park and ran alongside traffic and down narrow alleys until it was subdued with tranquilizers.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
Phil Oh Zebra is the New Leopard The animal print of the season was zebra.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Dozens of species — zebra sharks, California condors and Komodo dragons — can reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Then Vivier became obsessed with these kinds of things like stripes, black and white and zebra.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
The 1,800-acre park houses various species from giraffes to zebras.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
Young zebras have a high mortality rate and, as a species, zebras can become easily startled, according to the zoo.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
In that case, a young male zebra named Sero escaped the Children’s Grand Park and ran alongside traffic and down narrow alleys until it was subdued with tranquilizers.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2024
Phil Oh Zebra is the New Leopard The animal print of the season was zebra.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Dozens of species — zebra sharks, California condors and Komodo dragons — can reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Then Vivier became obsessed with these kinds of things like stripes, black and white and zebra.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
The 1,800-acre park houses various species from giraffes to zebras.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
Young zebras have a high mortality rate and, as a species, zebras can become easily startled, according to the zoo.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2024
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zebra
noun
ze·bra
ˈzēb-rə 
plural zebras also zebra
1
: any of several hoofed plant-eating African mammals that are related to the horse, have a hide striped in black or dark brown and white or buff, and are swift runners
2
: a small Indian fish with blue and silver stripes that is often kept in tropical aquariums
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