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
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[from the shirts patterned in black-and-white stripes worn by football referees]
: referee sense 2
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The Grease star wore black leather pants and a navy blue pinstripe blazer, while Larson opted for a brown zebra print jacket with wide-leg black trousers.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s a dancing zebra—or, rather, a guy dressed up as one.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
From loud zebra prints to pops of red and yellow, Copenhagen Fashion Week is keeping its title as the most colorful, happiest fashion week of them all.
—Noor-U-Nisa Khan, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
With some, like the zebra shark and whitespotted bamboo shark, it has been documented in multiple aquariums.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
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Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
There’s a dancing zebra—or, rather, a guy dressed up as one.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
From loud zebra prints to pops of red and yellow, Copenhagen Fashion Week is keeping its title as the most colorful, happiest fashion week of them all.
—Noor-U-Nisa Khan, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
With some, like the zebra shark and whitespotted bamboo shark, it has been documented in multiple aquariums.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Jan. 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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