quagga

[ kwag-uh, kwog-uh ]
/ ˈkwæg ə, ˈkwɒg ə /

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.

Origin of quagga

1775–85; < Afrikaans (now spelling kwagga) < Khoikhoi, first recorded as quácha (1691); said to be imitative of the animal's yelp

Words nearby quagga

quads, quaere, quaestor, quaff, quag, quagga, quaggy, quagmire, quahog, quai d'orsay, quaich

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British Dictionary definitions for quagga

quagga
/ (ˈkwæɡə) /

noun plural -gas or -ga

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 Origin for quagga

C18: from obsolete Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi qǔagga; compare Xhosa i-qwara something striped