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hippotigrine

hippotigrine adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling the zebra.

Adjective

hippotigrine (comparative more hippotigrine, superlative most hippotigrine)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the zebra.
    • Hippotigrine black and white stripe patterns are fairly popular on cushions and furniture
    Synonyms:
    zebrine

Synonyms of hippotigrine

Forms of hippotigrine

comparativemore hippotigrine
superlativemost hippotigrine

Origin of hippotigrine

From the Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + τῐ́γρῐς (tĭ́grĭs, “tiger”) + -ine, describing an equine with tigerlike stripes.

Questions about hippotigrine

What does hippotigrine mean?
Hippotigrine means of, pertaining to, or resembling the zebra.
What part of speech is hippotigrine?
Hippotigrine is an adjective.

Words near hippotigrine in the dictionary

  1. hippotaur
  2. hippotaurs
  3. hippotayne
  4. hippotaynes
  5. hippotherapy
  6. hippotigrine
  7. hippotomist
  8. hippotomists
  9. hippotomy
  10. hippotragin
  11. hippotragine

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