Zebra (disambiguation)

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Zebra may refer to:

  • Zebra, a genus of the horse genus Equus whose members have vivid black-and-white stripes
  • A species of fish in the genus Maylandia (family: Cichlidae)
  • Zebra Danio a small minnow-like fish. Various other fish are also known as Zebra fish.
  • Zebra mussel, a bivalve mussel native to freshwater lakes of southeast Russia

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[edit] Transport

  • Zebra crossing, a type of pedestrian crossing used in the UK and parts of Europe

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[edit] Railways

  • Zebra, a South Devon Railway 4-4-0ST steam locomotive

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  • "Zebra (medical)", a medical term for an obscure and unlikely diagnosis from ordinary symptoms
  • Zebra, a sodium-nickel-chloride molten salt battery using a beta-alumina solid electrolyte
  • A fairy chess piece
  • Zebra Pen Corporation, manufacturer of Gel Pens, Ball Point Pens, Liquid-Ink Rollerballs, etc.
  • Crooked Zebra, a novel about a corrupt basketball official
  • Zebra murders, a series of murders carried out by a subset of the Nation of Islam in San Francisco, California between 1973 and 1974
  • A common slang term for referees in American Football, due to the striped uniforms they wear
  • Zebra, an event of Operation Sandstone, a nuclear weapon test series conducted by the United States in 1948
  • Zebra patterning, a feature on some video cameras which aids in preventing over-exposure