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Hartmann's mountain zebra

Hartmann's mountain zebra noun: a mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.

Noun

Hartmann's mountain zebra (plural Hartmann's mountain zebras)

  1. A mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.
    • The Zebra was formerly found in all the mountain-ranges of Cape Colony, but is now restricted to the Cradock district, where it is protected by law. It was from this locality that the specimen exhibited in the Lower Mammal Gallery was obtained. The species is represented in Angola by Penrice's...1907, Richard Lydekker, “The Zebra”, in Guide to the specimens of the horse family (Equidæ) exhibited in the Department of Zoology, British Museum (Natural History), London: Order of the Trustees...

Forms of Hartmann's mountain zebra

pluralHartmann's mountain zebras
alternative formHartmann's zebra

Origin of Hartmann's mountain zebra

Calque of translingual Equus zebra hartmannae; named after German biologist Max Hartmann (1876–1962), who donated the zebra skin that led to the new species's discovery.

Questions about Hartmann's mountain zebra

What does Hartmann's mountain zebra mean?
Hartmann's mountain zebra means a mountain zebra of subspecies Equus zebra hartmannae, found in southwestern Angola and western Namibia, and having a dewlap and an unstriped belly.
What part of speech is Hartmann's mountain zebra?
Hartmann's mountain zebra is a noun.
What is the plural of Hartmann's mountain zebra?
The plural of Hartmann's mountain zebra is Hartmann's mountain zebras.

Words near Hartmann's mountain zebra in the dictionary

  1. Hartman Hips
  2. Hartmanian
  3. hartmanivirus
  4. hartmaniviruses
  5. Hartmann
  6. Hartmann's mountain zebra
  7. Hartmann's operation
  8. Hartmann's procedure
  9. Hartmann's solution
  10. hartmannellid
  11. hartmannellids

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