zebroidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈzɛbrɔɪd/,

/ˈziːbrɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈziˌbrɔɪd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zebra n., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < zebra n. + -oid suffix.With use as adjective compare scientific Latin zebroides, former specific name (1827). In use as noun after Portuguese zebroide (1897).

A. adj.

1. Having striped or banded markings resembling those of a zebra.

1881 E. A. Smith in J. Thomson To Central Afr. Lakes & Back II. App. ii. 296 Another fine species (Achatina Thomsoni) is especially charming for its vivid zebroid markings.

1950 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 76 369 A more zebroid type of color pattern.

1983 Science 4 Nov. 502/3 Coarse crystallinity, zebroid structure, local facies changes.., and a ‘net fabric’ indicate late diagenetic dolomitization.

2005 Mycologia 97 674/1 Roughened or covered with annular to zebroid, brownish pigment incrustations.

2. Zoology. Characteristic of or resembling equids of the zebra group. Also: designating equids of this group.Living zebras are now placed in the Equus subgenera Dolichohippus and Hippotrigris; a formal higher taxon is now rarely used for the group.

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zebrinea1810

zebraic1858

zebroid1899

1899 Nat. Sci. Mar. 209 The reproductive organs, which were of a zebroid type.

1974 Nature 22 Mar. 296/2 G. Nobis's study of the horse teeth recognised three groups: two larger species with primitive ‘zebroid’ features.

1999 Quaternary Sci. Rev. 18 1373 Equus stenonis has become a catch-all for stenonid (= zebroid) horses from the Late Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene..of Eurasia.

B. n.

The hybrid offspring of a zebra and a horse or other equid.

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zebroid1898

1898 Literary Digest 15 Jan. 75/2 The Baron de Parana has obtained one and calls it the ‘zebroid’.

1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 18 July 24/1 The first man to have any practical success in crossbreeding the zebra and the horse is Dr. W. E. Hastings of Mt. Vernon, Ind. The result is a new mule, the zebroid.

1973 Daily Tel. 5 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 31/4 Another Kenya ‘character’..crossed ponies with zebras, and used the resulting ‘zebroids’ as pack animals for safaris.

2002 M. Penny Wild Horses viii. 43 A zebroid (below) is the product of a horse and a zebra, and a shebra the product of a Shetland pony and a zebra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zebroid
释义	zebroidadj.n. Brit. /ˈzɛbrɔɪd/, /ˈziːbrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈziˌbrɔɪd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: zebra n., -oid suffix. Etymology: < zebra n. + -oid suffix.With use as adjective compare scientific Latin zebroides, former specific name (1827). In use as noun after Portuguese zebroide (1897). A. adj. 1. Having striped or banded markings resembling those of a zebra. Π 1881 E. A. Smith in J. Thomson To Central Afr. Lakes & Back II. App. ii. 296 Another fine species (Achatina Thomsoni) is especially charming for its vivid zebroid markings. 1950 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 76 369 A more zebroid type of color pattern. 1983 Science 4 Nov. 502/3 Coarse crystallinity, zebroid structure, local facies changes.., and a ‘net fabric’ indicate late diagenetic dolomitization. 2005 Mycologia 97 674/1 Roughened or covered with annular to zebroid, brownish pigment incrustations. 2. Zoology. Characteristic of or resembling equids of the zebra group. Also: designating equids of this group.Living zebras are now placed in the Equus subgenera Dolichohippus and Hippotrigris; a formal higher taxon is now rarely used for the group. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [adjective] > characteristic of zebra zebrinea1810 zebraic1858 zebroid1899 1899 Nat. Sci. Mar. 209 The reproductive organs, which were of a zebroid type. 1974 Nature 22 Mar. 296/2 G. Nobis's study of the horse teeth recognised three groups: two larger species with primitive ‘zebroid’ features. 1999 Quaternary Sci. Rev. 18 1373 Equus stenonis has become a catch-all for stenonid (= zebroid) horses from the Late Pliocene to the Early Pleistocene..of Eurasia. B. n. The hybrid offspring of a zebra and a horse or other equid. ΘΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus burchellii (zebra) > hybrid zebra and horse zebroid1898 1898 Literary Digest 15 Jan. 75/2 The Baron de Parana has obtained one and calls it the ‘zebroid’. 1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 18 July 24/1 The first man to have any practical success in crossbreeding the zebra and the horse is Dr. W. E. Hastings of Mt. Vernon, Ind. The result is a new mule, the zebroid. 1973 Daily Tel. 5 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 31/4 Another Kenya ‘character’..crossed ponies with zebras, and used the resulting ‘zebroids’ as pack animals for safaris. 2002 M. Penny Wild Horses viii. 43 A zebroid (below) is the product of a horse and a zebra, and a shebra the product of a Shetland pony and a zebra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1881
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