zebra

ze*bra

noun

{bc}any of several swift African mammals ({it}Equus grevyi{/it}, {it}E. quagga{/it} synonym {it}E. burchelli{/it}, and {it}E. zebra{/it}) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff

ze*bra crossing

noun

{bc}a crosswalk marked by a series of broad white stripes to indicate a crossing point at which pedestrians have the right of way

zebra finch

noun

{bc}a small Australian waxbill ({it}Taeniopygia guttata{/it} synonym {it}Poephila guttata{/it}) that is chiefly gray above and white below with a red or orange bill, a black-and-white barred tail, and in the male a black-barred throat and that is often kept as a cage bird

zebra fish

noun

{bc}any of various barred fishes

zebra mussel

noun

{bc}a chiefly freshwater Eurasian lamellibranch mollusk ({it}Dreissena polymorpha{/it}) that was accidentally introduced into the Great Lakes and has spread to other waterways where it colonizes and clogs water intake pipes and competes with native fish for food

Gre*vy's zebra

noun

{bc}a zebra ({it}Equus grevyi{/it}) of eastern Africa with narrow stripes and a white belly