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Plural of zebra

irregular plural

The plural of zebra is zebra or zebras.

Forms of zebra

Singularzebra /ˈzɛb.ɹə/
Pluralzebra /ˈzɛb.ɹə/
zebras
Countablecountable

Zebras in a sentence

  • A group of zebras can be called a dazzle.2019 June 6, “A gaggle, a confusion and a conspiracy - bizarre animal collective group names”, in BBC
  • “I was told in medical school, ‘when you hear hoofbeats think horses, not zebras,’” she says.2022 December 24, CNN
  • Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.From the entry prowl
  • These three were a part of a zeal of 30 zebras.2021 October 15, Julia Craven, “Everything We Know About the Maryland Zebras On the Run”, in Slate.com, archived from the original on 26…. From the entry zeal
  • Four zebras stood despondent facing divergent directions like an old European film or a '90s band photo.2020, “Zoo”, in Still at the Rough Cusp of Renaissance, performed by Good Fuck. From the entry divergent

Meaning of zebra

  1. noun Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
  2. noun A referee.
  3. noun An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment.

Full definition of zebra

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of zebra

What is the plural of zebra?
The plural of zebra is zebra or zebras.
Is zebra countable?
Zebra is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: zebra (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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