A large African equid (genus Equus) resembling a horse and having a characteristic black-and-white striped coat.
A herd of zebra was grazing near the riverbank.
(Informal, chiefly North American) A sports official, especially an American-football referee, whose black-and-white striped uniform resembles the animal’s markings.
The crowd jeered at the zebra after the controversial call.
zebraadjective
Having the black-and-white striped pattern characteristic of a zebra; striped like a zebra.
She wore a zebra jacket that turned heads everywhere she went.