Zamouse, za-moos′, n. the short-horned buffalo of West Africa.
Zampogna, tsam-pō′nya, n. the Italian bagpipe. [It.]
Zander, zan′dėr, n. the European pike-perch.—Also San′der and Zant. [Ger.]
Zanella, zā-nel′a, n. a mixed twilled fabric for covering umbrellas.
Zanje, than′hē, n. an irrigating canal.—n. Zanjē′ro, one who superintends the distribution of such water. [Sp. Amer.]
Zante, zan′te, n. the same as Zan′te-wood, the wood of the smoke-tree, from Zante, one of the principal Ionian Islands: satin-wood.—n. Zan′tiote, a native of Zante.—Zante currant, the small seedless fruit of a Zante grape.
Zany, zā′ni, n. a merry-andrew: a buffoon.—v.t. to play the zany to.—n. Zā′nyism, condition or habits of a buffoon. [Fr. zani—It. zani, a corr. of Giovanni, John. Cf. the similar use of the names John and Jack.]
Zaporogian, zā-pō-rō′ji-an, adj. pertaining to those Little Russian or Ukraine Cossacks who dwelt near the Porogi or falls of the Dnieper.—n. one of the foregoing.
Zapotilla, zap-ō-til′a, n. the same as Sapodilla.
Zaptieh, zap′ti-ā, n. a Turkish policeman.—Also Zab′tieh.