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单词 quagga
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quag•ga  (kwag′ə, kwog′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsan 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.
  • Khoikhoi, first recorded as quácha (1691); said to be imitative of the animal's yelp
  • Afrikaans (now spelling, spelled kwagga)
  • 1775–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quagga /ˈkwæɡə/ n ( pl -gas, -ga)
  1. 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from obsolete Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi qǔagga; compare Xhosa i-qwara something striped
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