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quagga
[ kwag-uh, kwog-uh ]
noun
- an extinct equine mammal, Equus quagga, of southern Africa, related to and resembling the zebra, but striped only on the forepart of the body and the head.
quagga
/ ˈkwæɡə /
noun
- a recently extinct member of the horse family ( Equidae ), Equus quagga, of southern Africa: it had a sandy brown colouring with zebra-like stripes on the head and shoulders
Word History and Origins
Origin of quagga1
Word History and Origins
Origin of quagga1
Example Sentences
One of the latest problems for these ships are quagga mussels, an invasive freshwater mussel native to Ukraine that latches onto the wood of these shipwrecks.
He was curious moreover, to find out whether his own quagga was quite equal to any of its old companions.
After a moment he bent down, passed a sleeve upon each side under the quagga's throat, and then knotted them together.
This family consists of the true horses and the asses, which latter also include the zebra and quagga.
He is perhaps more allied to the quagga, but without stripes, except a reported one along each side of the back to the tail.
Determined to try a quagga—quagga tried me, and very soon found me wanting, A quagga is a brute to buck!
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