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Hippo vs Zebra - What's the difference?

hippo | zebra |

As a noun hippo

is short form of hippopotamus.

As a verb zebra is

.

hippo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Short form of hippopotamus.
  • * 2006' "The Eastern Cape village whose dam has been taken over by a '''hippo will decide next week what happens to the animal." ''Weekend Argus 24 June 2006.

    • Derived terms

    *hippo fly

    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

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