hippotigrine

adjective

hip·​po·​ti·​grine

¦hipə¦tīgrə̇n,

-ˌgrīn

: of or relating to the zebra

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Hippotigris, subgenus of Equus containing the zebras (from hipp- + Greek tigris tiger) + English -ine

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