[ 'zɛbrə , 'zi:brə ]
■ noun an African wild horse with black-and-white stripes and an erect mane. [ Equus burchellii and other species.]
Origin
C17: from Ital., Sp., or Port., orig. in the sense 'wild ass', perh. ult. from L. equiferus , from equus 'horse' + ferus 'wild'.