noun

• (sciences) A zone or band; a layer.
• A species of silverside fish (Atheriniformes), Bedotia geayi, from Madagascar, also called red-tailed silverside.
• A surname.
• A female given name.
• An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
• Short for Arizona. [A state in the southwestern United States, established 1912. Capital: Phoenix.]