Definition of "zebra" in English

noun

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

2. (sports, slang) A referee.

3. (medicine, slang) An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment.

4. (medicine, by extension) Someone who has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorder

5. (derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.

6. (informal) A zebra cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata).

7. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.

8. A zebra crossing.

9. (chess) A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and two at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.