zorse

noun

ˈzȯrs 

plural zorses

: a hybrid between a male zebra and a female horse

Since they first brought home a zebra named Goofy and introduced his wild genes to their gentle mares four years ago, they've raised Zero and Zorba … and about 30 other zorses in an unusual farm menagerie …

—Nancy Lofholm

Word History

Etymology

z(ebra) + (h)orse entry 1

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above