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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quagga1
1775–85; < Afrikaans (now spelling kwagga ) < Khoikhoi, first recorded as quácha (1691); said to be imitative of the animal's yelp
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quagga1
C18: from obsolete Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi qǔagga; compare Xhosa i-qwara something striped
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Example Sentences
He was curious moreover, to find out whether his own quagga was quite equal to any of its old companions.
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After a moment he bent down, passed a sleeve upon each side under the quagga's throat, and then knotted them together.
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This family consists of the true horses and the asses, which latter also include the zebra and quagga.
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He is perhaps more allied to the quagga, but without stripes, except a reported one along each side of the back to the tail.
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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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