quagga

(kwagə)

noun pl. quagga or quaggas

an extinct zebra (Equus quagga) of South Africa

Origin: obs. Afrik < the native (? Hottentot) name

See quagga in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

Origin:

Origin: Afrikaans

Origin: , from Xhosa (i-)qwaxa, something striped

Origin: , perhaps from Khoikhoin !ua-xa

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