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- [zee-bruh; British also zeb-ruh]
- /ˈzi brə; British also ˈzɛb rə/
- /ˈzeb.rə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zee-bruh; British also zeb-ruh]
- /ˈzi brə; British also ˈzɛb rə/
Definitions of zebra word
- noun plural zebra any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered. 1
- noun plural zebra Also called zebra butterfly. a tropical butterfly, Heliconius charithonius, having black wings barred with yellow. 1
- noun plural zebra (initial capital letter) a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Z. 1
- noun plural zebra Football Slang. an official, who usually wears a black and white striped shirt. 1
- noun plural zebra zebra crossing. 1
- noun zebra Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa. 1
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Origin of zebra
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1975-80 for def 4; < Portuguese zebra, zebro the Iberian wild ass (Spanish cebra), perhaps < Latin equiferus (Pliny) kind of wild horse, equivalent to equi- (combining form of equus horse) + ferus wild
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Parts of speech for Zebra
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zebra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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