zebra

Meanings

1. 1
   noun Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
2. 2
   noun A referee.
3. 3
   noun An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".)
4. 4
   noun A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
5. 5
   noun A fish, the zebra cichlid.
6. 6
   noun Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.