zedonkhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zedonk_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezedonk, n.
Revised 2018

zedonknoun

  1. 1961–
    The hybrid offspring of a zebra and a donkey. Cf. zebrule n., zonkey n.
    1. 1961
      Officials..wondered Friday what to call the 55-pound animal born to a Zebra mother and donkey father. He has his mother's legs but the rest of him favors dad. How about Zedonk or Keybra?
      Lima (Ohio) News 29 July 11 (caption)
    2. 1971
      The staff at Colchester Zoo have described their newcomer as a ‘Zedonk’.
      Daily Telegraph 17 April 8/5
    3. 1976
      Donkeys crossed with zebras, sometimes called zeedonks, have been used like mules..as pack animals.
      Observer 5 September (Colour Supplement) 42/3
    4. 2001
      A zonkey, sometimes called a zebrass, or a zedonk, is the offspring of a zebra stallion and a female donkey.
      B. McLain, What makes Flamingos Pink? i. 14

zedonk, n. was revised in June 2018.

zedonk, n. was last modified in July 2023.