also: バーチェルサバンナしまうま
noun
Burchell's zebra
A subspecies of the plains zebra, Equus quagga burchellii. Used in zoological contexts.
動物園でバーチェルサバンナシマウマを見た。
I saw a Burchell's zebra at the zoo.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used in practice. Included for search coverage.
Full kanji spelling; very rare and mostly a dictionary form. The reading しまうま is used here.
From English 'Burchell's zebra', named after British naturalist William John Burchell, combined with Japanese サバンナ (savanna) and シマウマ (zebra).