origin: 1705-15
The word "zigzag" does not appear anywhere in the Bible.
The only animal I can find with the word zigzag in its name is the Zigzag Eel, so no, I don't believe it is a desert animal.
Zigzag, Zebra, Zephyr, Zucchini.
Old as dirt.
The word "zigzag" is believed to have originated from the French phrase "zic-zac," which imitates the sharp or alternating movements associated with the pattern.
It's the past tense of the verb "to zigzag." It means a pattern that veers to the left, and then veers to the right, rather than going in a straight line: Trying to avoid being tackled, he zigzagged as he ran down the field. Depending on how it's used, the word "zigzag" can also be an adjective-- the mouse ran in a zigzag pattern because it was trying to get away from the cat. "Zigzag" came into the English language in the late 1700s, from French and German.
The spelling zigzaggy is an adjective, but so is just zig-zag or zigzag. The word zigzag is also the adverb, and more rarely a noun.E.g. The zigzag lines / the lines were drawn zigzag across the page / The road continued in a zigzag to the top of the hill.
zigzag, windy, twisting, turning, meandering, snake, sinuous
Bagauda zigzag was created in 2010.
Zigzag Heron was created in 1789.
ZigZag - magazine - was created in 1969.
The Zigzag Way was created in 2004.