quagga
/ˈkwɒɡə/
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General South African/ˈkwaxə/
quagga noun: a southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes. Also the ellipsis of quagga mussel.
Noun
quagga (plural quaggas)
- A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.
- I saw a rhinoceros, buffalo (a large herd), eland, quagga, and sable antelope, the most beautiful of all the bucks, not to mention many smaller varieties of game, and three ostriches which scudded away at our approach like white drift before a gale.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
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quagga is also the ellipsis of quagga mussel.
quagga meaning in Assamese and Tagalog
quagga in Assamese
- Equus quagga quagga
- কুৱাসা kuaxa
quagga in Tagalog
- Equus quagga quagga
- kuwaga
Forms of quagga
| plural | quaggas |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | kwagga |
| alternative form (obsolete) | quagha |
| alternative form (obsolete) | quakka |
Origin of quagga
From Dutch quagga (whence also Afrikaans kwagga), from a Khoisan term, probably Haiǁom, Khoekhoe ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.
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Questions about quagga
- What does quagga mean?
- Quagga means a southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.
- What is quagga in Assamese?
- Quagga in Assamese is কুৱাসা (kuaxa). See Quagga meaning in Assamese.
- What part of speech is quagga?
- Quagga is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quagga?
- Quagga is pronounced /ˈkwaxə/ (General South African).
- What is the plural of quagga?
- The plural of quagga is quaggas.
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