| 单词 |
zonkey |
| 释义 |
zonkey|ˈzɒŋkɪ| [Blend of zebra and donkey.] The offspring of a zebra and a donkey. Cf. zedonk.
1953N.Y. Herald Tribune 2 Sept. 1/7 Mr. [Gene] Holter explained that a zonkey was half zebra and half donkey, a combination the zoomen had never seen. Ibid., ‘Zonkey is not exactly a scientific name and I'm no scientist’ Mr. Holter said, ‘But I don't know what else you would call it.’ 1973Indian Express 29 Oct. 6/8 A zebra and a donkey are expecting an offspring next March, Brooklyn's Prospect Park Zoo authorities say. It will be New York's first zonkey, though. The others were born in western zoos. 1983N.Y. Times 6 Mar. x. 53/4 Melancholy exemplars abound: a male camel who recently injured a foreleg;..and a morose-looking zonkey— the mother a zebra, the father a donkey. |

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