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   Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin
      to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan.
      ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr.
      ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag,
      tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage
            carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely
            allied to the common dog. The best-known and most
            destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),
            the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}),
            and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in
            packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy,
            larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths;
            as, the bee wolf.
  
      3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person
            or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled
            hard to keep the wolf from the door.
  
      4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
  
      5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]
  
                     If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf
                     into thy side.                                    --Jer. Taylor.
  
      6. (Mus.)
            (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an
                  organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
            (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective
                  vibration in certain notes of the scale.
  
      7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.
  
      {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common
                  in the Pyrenees.
            (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.
  
      {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis
            laniger}); -- called also {chanco}.
  
      {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})
            which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.
           
  
      {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote.
  
      {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena.
  
      {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf.
  
      {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena.
  
      {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to
            prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.
  
      {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,
                  supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of
                  the St. Bernard dog.
            (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used
                  formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.
            (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo
                  dog.
  
      {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish.
  
      {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,
            voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},
            especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and
            North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful
            jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone
            biter}, and {swinefish}.
  
      {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great
            numbers of fish.
  
      {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple
            ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).
  
      {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or
            family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in
            search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or
            blackish in color. See Illust. in App.
  
      {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial
            ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called
            also {Tasmanian wolf}.

English Dictionary: zuverlässig sein by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
      native African name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Either one of two species of South African wild horses
      remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and
      conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
  
      Note: The true or mountain zebra ({Equus, [or] Asinus,
               zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
               body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
               black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
               Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
               wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
               The second species ({Equus, [or] Asinus, Burchellii}),
               known as {Burchell's zebra}, and {dauw}, inhabits the
               grassy plains of South Africa, and differs from the
               preceding in not having dark bands on the legs, while
               those on the body are more irregular. It has a long
               tail, covered with long white flowing hair.
  
      {Zebra caterpillar}, the larva of an American noctuid moth
            ({Mamestra picta}). It is light yellow, with a broad black
            stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
            stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
            cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
  
      {Zebra opossum}, the zebra wolf. See under {Wolf}.
  
      {Zebra parrakeet}, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
            as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
            yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
            the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
            green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
            blue. Called also {canary parrot}, {scallop parrot},
            {shell parrot}, and {undulated parrot}.
  
      {Zebra poison} (Bot.), a poisonous tree ({Euphorbia arborea})
            of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
            juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
            drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
            it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
            Econ. Plants).
  
      {Zebra shark}. Same as {Tiger shark}, under {Tiger}.
  
      {Zebra spider}, a hunting spider.
  
      {Zebra swallowtail}, a very large North American
            swallow-tailed butterfly ({Iphiclides ajax}), in which the
            wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
            {ajax}.
  
      {Zebra wolf}. See under {Wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tasmanian \Tas*ma"ni*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. -- {n. A
      native or inhabitant of Tasmania; specifically (Ethnol.)}, in
      the plural, the race of men that formerly inhabited Tasmania,
      but is now extinct.
  
      {Tasmanain cider tree}. (Bot.) See the Note under
            {Eucalyptus}.
  
      {Tasmanain devil}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Devil}.
  
      {Tasmanain wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial;
            -- called also {zebra wolf}. See {Zebra wolf}, under
            {Wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin
      to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [umac]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan.
      ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr.
      ly`kos, Skr. v[rsdot]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag,
      tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage
            carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely
            allied to the common dog. The best-known and most
            destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),
            the American gray, or timber, wolf ({C. occidentalis}),
            and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in
            packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy,
            larv[91] of several species of beetles and grain moths;
            as, the bee wolf.
  
      3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person
            or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled
            hard to keep the wolf from the door.
  
      4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
  
      5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]
  
                     If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf
                     into thy side.                                    --Jer. Taylor.
  
      6. (Mus.)
            (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an
                  organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
            (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective
                  vibration in certain notes of the scale.
  
      7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.
  
      {Black wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common
                  in the Pyrenees.
            (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.
  
      {Golden wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis
            laniger}); -- called also {chanco}.
  
      {Indian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})
            which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.
           
  
      {Prairie wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the coyote.
  
      {Sea wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Strand wolf} (Zo[94]l.) the striped hyena.
  
      {Tasmanian wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the zebra wolf.
  
      {Tiger wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the spotted hyena.
  
      {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to
            prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.
  
      {Wolf dog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,
                  supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of
                  the St. Bernard dog.
            (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used
                  formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.
            (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo
                  dog.
  
      {Wolf eel} (Zo[94]l.), a wolf fish.
  
      {Wolf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large,
            voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},
            especially the common species ({A. lupus}) of Europe and
            North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful
            jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea wolf}, {stone
            biter}, and {swinefish}.
  
      {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great
            numbers of fish.
  
      {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple
            ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).
  
      {Wolf spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            running ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or
            family {Lycosid[91]}. These spiders run about rapidly in
            search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or
            blackish in color. See Illust. in App.
  
      {Zebra wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial
            ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called
            also {Tasmanian wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
      native African name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Either one of two species of South African wild horses
      remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and
      conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
  
      Note: The true or mountain zebra ({Equus, [or] Asinus,
               zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
               body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
               black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
               Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
               wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
               The second species ({Equus, [or] Asinus, Burchellii}),
               known as {Burchell's zebra}, and {dauw}, inhabits the
               grassy plains of South Africa, and differs from the
               preceding in not having dark bands on the legs, while
               those on the body are more irregular. It has a long
               tail, covered with long white flowing hair.
  
      {Zebra caterpillar}, the larva of an American noctuid moth
            ({Mamestra picta}). It is light yellow, with a broad black
            stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
            stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
            cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
  
      {Zebra opossum}, the zebra wolf. See under {Wolf}.
  
      {Zebra parrakeet}, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
            as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
            yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
            the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
            green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
            blue. Called also {canary parrot}, {scallop parrot},
            {shell parrot}, and {undulated parrot}.
  
      {Zebra poison} (Bot.), a poisonous tree ({Euphorbia arborea})
            of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
            juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
            drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
            it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
            Econ. Plants).
  
      {Zebra shark}. Same as {Tiger shark}, under {Tiger}.
  
      {Zebra spider}, a hunting spider.
  
      {Zebra swallowtail}, a very large North American
            swallow-tailed butterfly ({Iphiclides ajax}), in which the
            wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
            {ajax}.
  
      {Zebra wolf}. See under {Wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tasmanian \Tas*ma"ni*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land. -- {n. A
      native or inhabitant of Tasmania; specifically (Ethnol.)}, in
      the plural, the race of men that formerly inhabited Tasmania,
      but is now extinct.
  
      {Tasmanain cider tree}. (Bot.) See the Note under
            {Eucalyptus}.
  
      {Tasmanain devil}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Devil}.
  
      {Tasmanain wolf} (Zo[94]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial;
            -- called also {zebra wolf}. See {Zebra wolf}, under
            {Wolf}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zebrula \Ze"bru*la\, Zebrule \Ze"brule\, n.
      A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zebrula \Ze"bru*la\, Zebrule \Ze"brule\, n.
      A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Zephyrhills, FL (city, FIPS 79225)
      Location: 28.23600 N, 82.17646 W
      Population (1990): 8220 (5209 housing units)
      Area: 15.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 33540, 33541, 33544

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Zephyrhills North, FL (CDP, FIPS 79231)
      Location: 28.25124 N, 82.16575 W
      Population (1990): 2320 (1772 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Zephyrhills South, FL (CDP, FIPS 79237)
      Location: 28.21526 N, 82.18788 W
      Population (1990): 2514 (1818 housing units)
      Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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   Zephyrhills West, FL (CDP, FIPS 79243)
      Location: 28.23109 N, 82.20373 W
      Population (1990): 4249 (3165 housing units)
      Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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