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Zebra. Zebras ( US: / ˈziːbrəz /, UK: / ˈzɛbrəz, ˈziː -/) [ 2] (subgenus Hippotigris) are African equines with distinctive black-and-white striped coats. There are three living species: Grévy's zebra ( Equus grevyi ), the plains zebra ( E. quagga ), and the mountain zebra ( E. zebra ). Zebras share the genus Equus with horses and asses ...
Zebra is the American medical slang for a surprising, often exotic, medical diagnosis, especially when a more commonplace explanation is more likely. [1] It is shorthand for the aphorism coined in the late 1940s by Theodore Woodward , professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine , who instructed his medical interns : "When you ...
Horse symbolism. The Horses of Neptune, illustration by Walter Crane, 1893. Horse symbolism is the study of the representation of the horse in mythology, religion, folklore, art, literature and psychoanalysis as a symbol, in its capacity to designate, to signify an abstract concept, beyond the physical reality of the quadruped animal.
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more animals as their national animals. National animal A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P Q S T U V Z ...
List of awareness ribbons. It has been suggested that this article be merged with Pink and blue ribbon. ( Discuss) Proposed since March 2024. This is a partial list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness ...
The word animal comes from the Latin noun animal of the same meaning, which is itself derived from Latin animalis 'having breath or soul'. [6] The biological definition includes all members of the kingdom Animalia. [7] In colloquial usage, the term animal is often used to refer only to nonhuman animals.
Symbol Technologies is an American manufacturer and supplier of mobile data capture and delivery equipment. The company specializes in barcode scanners, mobile computers, RFID systems and Wireless LAN infrastructure. In 2014, Symbol Technologies became a subsidiary of Zebra Technologies, and is headquartered in Holtsville, New York, on Long Island.
Papilio ajax (Linnaeus) Protographium marcellus (Cramer, 1777) Eurytides marcellus, the zebra swallowtail (formerly listed under genera Protographium, Iphiclides, Graphium and Papilio by some authorities), is a swallowtail butterfly native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. It is the state butterfly of Tennessee.