Zebrina

See also: zebrina and žebřina

Translingual

Etymology

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

Zebrina f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enidae – certain air-breathing snails.
  2. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Commelinaceae – wandering Jew.
  3. A taxonomic section within the family Commelinaceae – Tradescantia sect. Zebrina, consisting solely of Tradescantia zebrina (wandering Jew).

Hypernyms

References

snails
wandering Jew