how to pronounce zebra

/ˈziːbɹə/

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zebra is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of zebra in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… here are dozens of zebra a group of them …”

meanings of zebra

noun:

A biracial person, specifically one born to a member of the Sub-Saharan African race and a Caucasian.
A fish, the zebra cichlid.
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.
Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
A referee.
An unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".).

zebra frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word zebra occurs in english on average 4.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics zebra can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that zebra can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;