plural zebras
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plural also zebra
: any of several swift African mammals (Equus grevyi, E. quagga, and E. zebra) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff
2
[from the shirts patterned in black-and-white stripes worn by football referees]
: referee sense 2
3
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Researchers Lillian Spencer and Eric Scott also studied the ways horse teeth and those of bighorn sheep were worn down differently from different foods, and concluded that their diets were much like those of the wildebeests and zebras of the modern African Serengeti.
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Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
She's pictured laying on the beach, in front of zebras grazing, and frolicking in a pool.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Big cats, giraffes, elephants and zebras made cameos in the photos.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Visitors will of course be thrilled to see a family of lions frolicking or a dazzle of zebras having lunch.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
She's pictured laying on the beach, in front of zebras grazing, and frolicking in a pool.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Big cats, giraffes, elephants and zebras made cameos in the photos.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Visitors will of course be thrilled to see a family of lions frolicking or a dazzle of zebras having lunch.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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zebra
noun
ze·bra
ˈzēb-rə 
plural zebras also zebra
1
: any of several hoofed plant-eating African mammals that are related to the horse, have a hide striped in black or dark brown and white or buff, and are swift runners
2
: a small Indian fish with blue and silver stripes that is often kept in tropical aquariums
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