noun / adjective
zebra
ZEE-bruh/ˈziːbrə/
An African wild horse relative with black-and-white stripes.
The zebra stands with clear stripes and an upright mane.
Etymology
Italian zebra supplies the animal’s name, whose earlier use was for a now-extinct wild ass. Its deeper origin is uncertain, so no secure root meaning explains the stripes.
In context
Those stripes are not decoration. When a herd of zebra stands shoulderto-shoulder and moves, the black and white blurs into one shifting mass.
More examples
- Several zebras crossed the grassland.
- A zebra foal followed its mother.
- The scarf has a zebra pattern.
Forms
zebra · zebras