grant's zebra

grant's zebra
noun
Usage: usually capitalized G
Etymology: after James A. Grant
: a zebra that is a variety (Equus burchelli granti) of Burchell's zebra distinguished by complete lack of shadow striping and is widely distributed from Sudan and Ethiopia to Uganda and Kenya — compare chapman's zebra

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