Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The hybrid offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.

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  • noun The offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[z(ebra) + (h)orse.]

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Blend of zebra and horse

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Examples

  • A zorse is the result of crossbreeding a horse and a zebra.

    Zorse – The Zebra Horse Hybrid 2006

  • The zorse is a strong breed that is 3 times as strong as an average zebra and horse used to create a zorse.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • Breeding behavior is present but since the zorse is a hybrid of a stallion like behavior (aggressive, territorial), they should be gelded as soon as possible to avoid such results.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • Breeding behavior is present but since the zorse is a hybrid of a stallion like behavior (aggressive, territorial), they should be gelded as soon as possible to avoid such results.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • The zorse is a strong breed that is 3 times as strong as an average zebra and horse used to create a zorse.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • The zorse is a strong breed that is 3 times as strong as an average zebra and horse used to create a zorse.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • The zorse is a strong breed that is 3 times as strong as an average [[horse]].

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • Breeding behavior is present but since the zorse is a hybrid of a stallion like behavior (aggressive, territorial), they should be gelded as soon as possible to avoid such results.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • The zorse is a strong breed that is 3 times as strong as an average [[horse]].

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] MZPremel 2010

  • Dad was a zebra stallion, mum was a horse ... so their odd-looking offspring is known as a zorse.

    Archive 2007-06-24 Bill Crider 2007

  • But this just means that they're sadly unfamiliar with the Zorse: part Zebra (44 chromosomes), part Horse (64), entirely zorsome.

    The Chimp-Pig Hypothesis Uri 2023

  • But this just means that they're sadly unfamiliar with the Zorse: part Zebra (44 chromosomes), part Horse (64), entirely zorsome.

    The Chimp-Pig Hypothesis Uri 2023

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