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burchell's zebra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
burchel-l's ze-bra
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Equus quagga burchellii, a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.

Etymology

Named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell.

Inflected Forms

Burchell's zebras (plural)

Synonyms

bontequagga Damaraland zebra Zululand zebra common zebra equus burchelli

Questions

What does burchell's zebra mean?
Equus quagga burchellii, a southern subspecies of the plains zebra.
Where does burchell's zebra come from?
Named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell.

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