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zebra | buffalo |

As a verb zebra

is .

As a proper noun buffalo is

a city in new york state, very near niagara falls.

zebra

English

(wikipedia zebra)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of three species of genus Equus'': ''E. grevyi]]'', '''', or ''[[Equus zebra, E. zebra , all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
  • (sports, slang) A referee.
  • (medicine, slang) 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.")
  • (vulgar, pejorative, slang) A bi-racial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
  • Hyponyms

    * (animal of genus Equus) , quagga, plains zebra, mountain zebra

    Synonyms

    * (unusual diagnosis) fascinoma

    Derived terms

    * Burchell's zebra * Grevy's zebra * mountain zebra * plains zebra * zebra butterfly * zebra caterpillar * zebra crossing * zebra finch * zebrafish * zebra mongoose * zebra mussel * zebra opossum * zebra parakeet, zebra parrakeet * zebra poison * zebra shark * zebra spider * zebra swallowtail * zebra wolf

    See also

    * quagga * Equus burchelli'', ''Equus grevyi'', ''Equus quagga'', ''Equus zebra

    Anagrams

    *

    References

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    buffalo

    English

    Noun

  • Any of the Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as the Cape buffalo, .
  • A related North American animal, the American bison, Bison bison .
  • A buffalo robe.
  • The buffalo fish.
  • See also

    * *

    Verb

  • To hunt buffalo.
  • (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
  • (archaic) To pistol-whip.
  • See also

    * on Wikipedia English nouns with irregular plurals