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Complete Definition of "zebra"

see|Zebra|zebră
wikipedia
English
Image:Equus grevyi (aka).jpg|thumb

Pronunciation
(UK/Commonwealth) IPA|/ˈzɛbrə/
(US) IPA|/ˈziËbrÉ™/
audio|en-uk-zebra.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-zebra.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

  1. an African animal, closely related to a horse, with black and white stripes
  2. context|sports|slang a referee
  3. context|medical|slang an unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras.")

Synonyms
(Def.2) fascinoma
;Scientific names
Equus burchelli
Equus grevyi
Equus quagga
Equus zebra

Derived terms
zebra butterfly
zebra crossing
zebra finch
zebra fish
zebra mussel
Grevy's Zebra
mountain zebra
plains zebra

Translations
trans-top|African animal
Basque: zebra
Bosnian: #Bosnian|zebra f
Bulgarian: зебра (zebra) f
Catalan: zebra f
Chinese: 斑马/斑馬 (bÄn mÇŽ)
Czech: #Czech|zebra f
Danish: zebra
Dutch: zebra m
Esperanto: zebro
Estonian: sebra
Finnish: seepra
French: zèbre m
German: Zebra n
Greek: ζέβÏος (zévros) m, ζέβÏα (zévra) f, όναγÏος (ónagros) m
Hebrew: זברה (zébra) f
Hungarian: zebra
Indonesian: zebra
Interlingua: zebra
Italian: zebra
trans-mid
Japanese: ã—ã¾ã†ã¾ (shimauma)
Korean: ì–¼ë£©ë§ (eolluk-mar, -l)
Latin: equus zebra
Norwegian: sebra m
Polish: zebra f
Portuguese: #Portuguese|zebra f
Romanian: zebră f
Russian: зебра#Russian|зебра
Serbian
:Cyrillic: зебра#Serbian|зебра f
:Roman: #Serbian|zebra f
Slovak: zebra f
Slovene: zebra f
Spanish: cebra f
Swedish: #Swedish|zebra, c sebra c
Turkish: zebra
Volapük: stripajeval
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ttbc|Afrikaans: quagga
ttbc|Hindi: जेबरा (jebarA)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|گورخر (gurekhar)
ttbc|Swahili: punda milia
ttbc|Telugu: చారల à°—à±à°°à±à°°à°‚ (chaarala gurraM), à°•à°‚à°šà°° గాడిద (kamchara gaaDida)
ttbc|Welsh: sebra
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See also
quagga

Category:Mammals


Bosnian

Noun
zebra f (p: zebre)

  1. zebra#English|zebra

Category:bs:Mammals


Czech

Noun
zebra f

  1. #English|zebra

Category:Czech nouns


Italian

Noun
it-noun|zebr|f|a|e

  1. #English|zebra
  2. in plural|informal|lang=it zebra crossing

Portuguese

Noun
zebra f

  1. zebra#English|zebra

Category:Portuguese nouns
Category:pt:Mammals


Serbian

Noun
zebra f (p: zebre)

  1. zebra#English|zebra

See also
зебра#Serbian|зебра

Category:sr:Mammals


Swedish

Noun
sv-noun|gender=common gender|zebra|zebran|zebror|zebrorna|zebras|zebrans|zebrors|zebrornas
zebra

  1. #English|zebra

Category:sv:Mammals

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