Phrase Hound found 69 phrases and 21 compound words that contain zebra. The most common are listed below. Open zebra in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 69
- zebra crossingA pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.
- zebra sharkA species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black spots as adults.
- zebra finchA small Australasian weaverbird of the genus Taeniopygia that has markings similar to a zebra.
- zebra doveGeopelia striata, a bird of the dove family Columbidae
- mountain zebraA species of zebra, native to South-western Angola, Namibia and South Africa, (Equus zebra)
- zebra musselAny of species Dreissena polymorpha of striped freshwater mussel, originating in Russia.
- zebra turkeyfishA venomous fish in the family Scorpaenidae (Dendrochirus zebra).
- Grévy's zebraEquus grevyi, the largest species of zebra
- plains zebraThe most common species of zebra, Equus quagga (formerly Equus burchellii)
- zebra spiderA species of jumping spider with contrasting black and white markings, found across the northern hemisphere, Salticus scenicus.
- zebra stripingThe alternation of plain and coloured backgrounds to aid readability where a document contains a table with rows of data or similar.
- Hartmann's mountain zebraA mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.
- zebra butterflyHeliconius charithonia, a butterfly with white or yellow stripes on a black or dark brown body.
- zebra cakeSynonym of icebox cake: A dessert consisting of whipped cream and stacked chocolate wafers, refrigerated to form a sliceable log.
- zebra cakesplural of zebra cake: A dessert consisting of whipped cream and stacked chocolate wafers, refrigerated to form a sliceable log.
- zebra chipA disease of potatoes causing unsightly black stripes when the tubers are fried.
- zebra fishAlternative spelling of zebrafish: A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
- zebra miceplural of zebra mouse: Any of the small, striped, mouselike African rodents of the genus Lemniscomys.
- zebra mouseAny of the small, striped, mouselike African rodents of the genus Lemniscomys.
- zebra plantAny of several species of tropical plants with contrasting patterns of light and dark on their leaves, which are grown as houseplants, especially:
- zebra sharksplural of zebra shark: A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black spots as adults.
- zebra caterpillarThe striped larva of the American noctuid moth Melanchra picta.
- zebra giraffeAn okapi (Okapia johnstoni).
- zebra musselsplural of zebra mussel: Any of species Dreissena polymorpha of striped freshwater mussel, originating in Russia.
- Cape mountain zebraA subspecies of small zebras, Equus zebra zebra, found in certain mountainous regions of the Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.
Compound words 21
- zebrafishA small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
- zonyThe offspring of a male zebra and a female pony.
- zorseThe offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.
- zonkeyThe offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
- zeedonkA cross between a zebra and a donkey.
- zebrabackThe back of a zebra (for riding upon).
- zebrinnyThe offspring of a male horse and a female zebra.
- hebraThe offspring of a cross between a horse sire and a zebra dam.
- zebraicHaving a pattern of broken stripes.
- zebralikeResembling a zebra, especially in having contrasting stripes.