zebraichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zebraic_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezebraic, adj.
Revised 2018

zebraicadjective

  1. 1858–
    Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a zebra or zebras.
    1. 1858
      After the zebraic episode, came the practical lesson of the day, namely, the complete training of a hitherto unbroken colt.
      Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 19 June 8/5
    2. 1898
      The horse is supposed to have been developed out of the zebra, or a zebraic animal.
      A. Lang in Longman's Magazine October 559
    3. 1954
      This..is a possible misrepresentation of the quagga as the zebraic stripes would not appear as a pronounced characteristic.
      South Afr. Archaeol. Bulletin vol. 9 50/2
    4. 1997
      His hero is as full of equine as of zebraic lore.
      Spectator 8 February 40/3

Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.

zebraic, adj. was revised in June 2018.

zebraic, adj. was last modified in July 2023.