[DOC] [TLE] Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 --  Topix [PAR] ______ FROM THE PORTUGUESE ______. The Portuguese once used this 
name for a wild ass; now it applies to a striped equine. Is that a Zebra? [DOC] [TLE] Zebra - Wikipedia [PAR] Zebras are several species of African equids (horse family) united by their 
distinctive black and white striped coats. Their stripes come in different patterns, 
unique to each individual. ... The unique stripes of zebras make them one of the 
animals most familiar to people. ... The name "zebra" in English dates back to c. 
1600... [DOC] [TLE] Zebro/Sorraia [PAR] A Breed By Now? ... This is a photograph of a Sorraia mare, with more stripes 
added ... each costing half a maradevi (ancient Gothic coin used in Spain and 
Portugal). In the 13th, 14th, 15th and even in the 16th century, one still finds 
similar ... The fact that the Portuguese named the African wild horse species "
zebra" is a... [DOC] [TLE] zebra - Wiktionary [PAR] 1600; from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, zebro   (zebra), from Old 
Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra   (wild ass), from ... This pronunciation is 
now used throughout the UK and Commonwealth. ... (Originates in the advice 
often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not 
zebras. [DOC] [TLE] Zebra | Define Zebra at Dictionary.com [PAR] (initial capital letter) a word formerly used in communications to represent the 
letter Z. 4. Football Slang. an official, who usually wears a black and white striped 
shirt. 5. ... 1590-1600; 1975-80 for def 4; < Portuguese zebra, zebro the Iberian 
wild ass ( Spanish cebra), perhaps < Latin equiferus (Pliny) kind of wild horse,... [DOC] [TLE] Page 20  Indianapolis Journal 15 September 1901  Hoosier ... [PAR] One ethnologist will tell you that these Negritoes are. merely i-npoverlshed 
Papuans ... A long time ago the Chinese anticipated the Portuguese in the 
discovery and ... But the name now applies to all wild Filipinos, the same as our 
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thousands ... post-glacial climate warmed and forests overtook steppe-lands wild 
horses were gradually .... and the tactics and manoeuvres used by chariots and 
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and... [DOC] [TLE] Horse - Encyclopedia - Theodora [PAR] HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; 
... Horses are now diffused by the agency of man throughout almost the whole ... 
There are two species of Asiatic wild ass, with several varieties. ... This animal 
has the dark stripes limited to the .head, neck and shoulders, upon a brown 
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child. ... She was a raven-haired waif from the streets of london - a wild... [DOC] [TLE]

Question: The Portuguese once used this name for a wild ass; now it applies to a striped equine
Answer: Zebra