Zabra vs. Zebra

Zabranoun

A small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

Zabra

A zabra (zah-brə) was a small or midsized sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal to carry goods by sea from the 13th century until the mid-16th century; they were well-armed to defend themselves against pirates and corsairs. Early Iberian documentary sources, such as the Estoria de España, refer to their use by the Moros (Moors).

Zebranoun

Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.

Zebranoun

A referee.

Zebranoun

An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras.")

Zebranoun

A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.

Zebranoun

(informal) A fish, the zebra cichlid.

Zebranoun

Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.

Zebranoun

any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines

Zebra

Zebras (UK: , US: ) (subgenus Hippotigris) are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three extant species: the Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), plains zebra (E. quagga), and the mountain zebra (E. zebra).