zedonk

noun

ze·donk ˈzē-ˌdäŋk

-ˌdəŋk,

-ˌdȯŋk

variants or less commonly zeedonk

plural zedonks also zeedonks

: a hybrid between a zebra and a donkey : zonkey

In 2005, a zebra gave birth to a zedonk in Barbados, according to the news website Science Daily. And in the 1970s, three zedonks were born at a European zoo to a donkey mother, according to the website of Britain's Colchester Zoo.—

The Associated Press

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The parentage of a zedonk is the other way around. —

Leanne Italie, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2022