The plural of Zebra (Guest:Sue)

"There are no zebras in the zoo"

OED says it can be either zebra or zebras. 3 years to get that answer

In the UK, stop any person in the street and ask your question.

They will automatically answer "zebras".

One zebra, two zebra is a very old form, no longer generally used.

Both sentences are correct!

There are no Zebra's in the zoo.
There are no Zebra in the zoo.

LogicmanIn the UK, stop any person in the street and ask your question.

They will automatically answer "zebras".

One zebra, two zebra is a very old form, no longer generally used.

It's the same in the US, as far as I know. (Even though the dictionary says

that "zebra" can be singular or plural.)

RedGunnerBoth sentences are correct!

There are no Zebra's in the zoo.No apostrophe is needed to form the plural.
There are no Zebra in the zoo.

Hi,

A small comment that you don't need to capitalize zebra.

Best wishes, Clive

0 Sorry but no. I and all my family would always say zebra as we would stadia, cacti and fish not fishes. It depends on your education......in my case private school with several years of Latin....the same can probably be said of people who never use the word fewer but say less items. 0-

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00I'd join you in cacti, fish and fewer, but would use zebras as the plural of zebra as that is the standard form (and accepted in the dictionaries) these days.0-

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00I've referred to three dictionaries (all latest editions) and they say that the plural of zebra is 01i00zebra02i00 or 01i00zebras.02i00 None of them says that 01i00zebras02i00 is the standard form. 02br
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00However, I'm surprised that the plural of 'zebra' is also '