quagga
pronunciation
How to pronounce quagga in British English:
UK [ˈkwæɡə]
How to pronounce quagga in American English:
US [ˈkwæɡə]
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- Noun:
- mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
Word Origin
- quagga (n.)
- zebra-like South African animal, 1785, from Afrikaans (1710), from the name for the beast in a native language, perhaps Hottentot quacha, probably of imitative origin. In modern Xhosa, the form is iqwara, with a clicking -q-. What was likely the last one died in an Amsterdam zoo in 1883.
Example
- 1. But thankfully the second dart successfully penetrated the quagga .
- 2. First quagga darted almost immediately .
- 3. This beautiful farm is home to the quagga re-breeding project .
- 4. A zebralike mammal ( equus quagga ) of southern africa , extinct since the late 19th century .