As nouns the difference between zebra and gorilla
is that zebra is any of three species of genus equus'': ''e grevyi]]'', '''', or ''[[equus zebra|e zebra , all with black and white stripes and native to africa while gorilla is the largest of the apes, native to the forests of central africa, and known for its trait of knuckle-walking.
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
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References
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gorilla
Noun
(
en noun)
The largest of the apes, native to the forests of central Africa, and known for its trait of knuckle-walking
A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.
Derived terms
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