Zebrina

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See also: zebrina and žebřina

Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

New Latin, from Italian zebra or from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese zevra, zevro (wild ass) (Spanish cebra), perhaps from assumed Vulgar Latin *eciferus (wild horse) +‎ -ina

Proper noun[edit]

Zebrina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enidae – certain air-breathing snails.
  2. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Commelinaceae – the wandering Jew plants.
  3. Tradescantia sect. Zebrina

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