transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzē-brə, Canadian & Britain also ]
ˈze- noun
( plural zebras )
Etymology: Portuguese zebra, zebro wild ass, perhaps from Latin equiferus, kind of wild horse, from equus horse + ferus wild — more at equine , fierce
Date: 1600
1. plural also zebra : any of several fleet African mammals ( Equus burchelli, East grevyi, and E. zebra ) related to the horse but distinctively and conspicuously patterned in stripes of black or dark brown and white or buff
2.
[from the shirts patterned in black-and-white stripes worn by football referees]
: referee 2
3. : zebra crossing
• ze·brine -ˌbrīn adjective or noun