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quaggas Definition


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quagga
noun
    quaggas
    1. An extinct member of the zebra family found in S Africa until the late 19c which had stripes only on the area around the head and shoulders, the rest of its body being a yellowish-brown colour.
Etymology: 18c: a native name, believed to imitate the sound the animal made.



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