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zeedonk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • zē′dŏnk′
  • -dônk′
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈziːˌdɒnk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-dɔːnk/
  • General-American: /ˈziˌdɑnk/
  • General-American: /-dɔnk/
  • rhymes with -iːdɒnk
  • rhymes with -iːdɔːnk

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noun

Meaning 1

A cross between a zebra and a donkey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2003, Colin Bell, GCSE Applied Science Student Book http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=WIBBzP4MtvcC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&sig=SVuPX8k4sQZ0y2HPWbm68LKgzQU Suggest which animals are the parents of the cross breeds, zedonk and tiglion.
  • 2004, Kevin O'Hara, Last of the Donkey Pilgrims http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&id=IFUBfHAkYmoC&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&sig=BaUIPzeYmdCHT2sMYfzqa4NPPsI I could have told him about zedonks and zebrasses; donkey cures for whooping cough and gout, how an onager is a wild ass from Central Asia; that the Australian kookaburra is nicknamed “the laughing donkey”; ...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: zebrass

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: zebroid

History

Etymology

Blend of zebra + donkey.