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单词 zonkey
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Definition of zonkey in English:

zonkey

noun ˈzɒŋkiˈzôNGkē
  • The hybrid offspring of a donkey and a zebra.

    a zonkey has been born at an animal reserve in Florence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A zonkey is making news in Florence.
    • Indeed, he discovered on Saturday evening that you know you are there when you see the zonkey, the zebra's offspring with a donkey.
    • Breeders, it was said, are using crossbreeding and genetic manipulation to introduce exotic animals, such as albino lions, and the "zonkey"—a cross between a zebra and a donkey.
    • A picnic lunch was catered at a site near the other eccentric residents of Castleton Farms: emus, zonkeys, camels, and a lone swan.
    • Closer to home, a zonkey, er, deebra, er, cute brown quadruped is born.
    • A cross between a zebra and a donkey produces a zonkey.
    • The zonkey could live well into its 20s but will be unable to reproduce.
    • That one included a steer with six legs, a zonkey, a sheep with four horns and another with an extra leg, a miniature horse and a midget bull.
    • It would be cool if a zonkey was a cross between a zebra and a monkey ... but it isn't.
    • Ippo the zonkey was carried by a rare breed donkey and fathered by a zebra confiscated from a failing zoo.

Origin

1950s: blend of zebra and donkey.

Definition of zonkey in US English:

zonkey

nounˈzôNGkē
  • The hybrid offspring of a donkey and a zebra.

    a zonkey has been born at an animal reserve in Florence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indeed, he discovered on Saturday evening that you know you are there when you see the zonkey, the zebra's offspring with a donkey.
    • It would be cool if a zonkey was a cross between a zebra and a monkey ... but it isn't.
    • Closer to home, a zonkey, er, deebra, er, cute brown quadruped is born.
    • A cross between a zebra and a donkey produces a zonkey.
    • That one included a steer with six legs, a zonkey, a sheep with four horns and another with an extra leg, a miniature horse and a midget bull.
    • Breeders, it was said, are using crossbreeding and genetic manipulation to introduce exotic animals, such as albino lions, and the "zonkey"—a cross between a zebra and a donkey.
    • The zonkey could live well into its 20s but will be unable to reproduce.
    • Ippo the zonkey was carried by a rare breed donkey and fathered by a zebra confiscated from a failing zoo.
    • A picnic lunch was catered at a site near the other eccentric residents of Castleton Farms: emus, zonkeys, camels, and a lone swan.
    • A zonkey is making news in Florence.

Origin

1950s: blend of zebra and donkey.

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