| 单词 | zebra |
| 释义 | zebra —zebralike, zebraic /zi bray"ik/, adj. —zebrine /zee"bruyn, -brin/, adj. /zee"breuh/; Brit. also /zeb"reuh/, n. , pl. zebras, (esp. collectively) zebra. 1. any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered. 2. Also called zebra butterfly. a tropical butterfly, Heliconius charithonius, having black wings barred with yellow. 3. (cap.) a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Z. 4. Football Slang. an official, who usually wears a black and white striped shirt. 5. See zebra crossing. [1590-1600; 1975-80 for def. 4; < Pg zebra, zebro the Iberian wild ass (Sp cebra), perh. < L equiferus (Pliny) kind of wild horse, equiv. to equi- (comb. form of equus horse) + ferus wild] |
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