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   zebra

   /ˈzɛbrə/

   noun

   • 1. an African wild horse with black-and-white stripes and an erect mane.
   • 2. a large butterfly with pale stripes on a dark background.
   • 3. a silvery-gold sea bream with vertical black stripes. South African

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese, originally in the sense ‘wild ass’, perhaps ultimately from Latin equiferus, from equus ‘horse’ + ferus ‘wild’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. zebrine adjective

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

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