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quag·ga  (kwg, kwg)

n.

A zebralike mammal (Equus quagga) of southern Africa, extinct since the late 19th century.

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[Afrikaans, from Xhosa (i-)qwaxa, something striped, perhaps from Khoikhoin !ua-xa.]

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quagga [ˈkwægə]

n pl -gas, -ga

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

[from obsolete Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi qǔagga; compare Xhosa i-qwara something striped]

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Noun

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quagga - mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century Equus quagga Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck