zebraicadj.
/zɛˈbreɪɪk/, /ziːˈbreɪɪk/, U.S. /ziˈbreɪɪk/ Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a zebra or zebras.
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the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective]
ray1374
barreda1387
rayed?a1400
bendedc1400
scowledc1440
listeda1500
burledc1500
palya1509
stripy1513
rawed1534
straked1537
railye1539
rowed1552
begaired1554
pirnie1597
tiger-marked1597
tiger-striped1597
interlined1601
waled1602
striped1604
panached1664
strip1666
ribboned1790
zebraed1806
zebrinea1810
banded1823
sparred1827
notate1857
zebraic1858
stroked1896
tigered1969
bestriped-
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [adjective] > characteristic of zebra
zebrinea1810
zebraic1858
zebroid1899
1858 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 19 June 8/5 After the zebraic episode, came the practical lesson of the day, namely, the complete training of a hitherto unbroken colt.
1898 A. Lang in Longman's Mag. Oct. 559 The horse is supposed to have been developed out of the zebra, or a zebraic animal.
1954 South Afr. Archaeol. Bull. 9 50/2 This..is a possible misrepresentation of the quagga as the zebraic stripes would not appear as a pronounced characteristic.
1997 Spectator 8 Feb. 40/3 His hero is as full of equine as of zebraic lore.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1858