zedonkn.
/ˈziːdɒŋk/, /ˈzɛdɒŋk/, U.S. /ˈziˌdɑŋk/ The hybrid offspring of a zebra and a donkey. Cf. zebrule n., zonkey n.
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1961 Lima (Ohio) News 29 July 11 (caption) Officials..wondered Friday what to call the 55-pound animal born to a Zebra mother and donkey father. He has his mother's legs but the rest of him favors dad. How about Zedonk or Keybra?
1971 Daily Tel. 17 Apr. 8/5 The staff at Colchester Zoo have described their newcomer as a ‘Zedonk’.
1976 Observer 5 Sept. (Colour Suppl.) 42/3 Donkeys crossed with zebras, sometimes called zeedonks, have been used like mules..as pack animals.
2001 B. McLain What makes Flamingos Pink? i. 14 A zonkey, sometimes called a zebrass, or a zedonk, is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a female donkey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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