"quagga" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwaxə/ [General-South-African], /ˈkwɒɡə/ [UK], /kwæɡə/ [US], /kwɑɡə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quagga.wav [Southern-England] Forms: quaggas [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡə, -ɑːɡə Etymology: From Dutch quagga (whence also Afrikaans kwagga), from a Khoisan term, probably Haiǁom, Khoekhoe ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|quagga}} Dutch quagga, {{cog|af|kwagga}} Afrikaans kwagga, {{der|en|hgm|-}} Haiǁom, {{der|en|naq|ǁkoaah}} Khoekhoe ǁkoaah Head templates: {{en-noun}} quagga (plural quaggas)
  1. 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. Categories (lifeform): Equids Translations (Equus quagga quagga): kwagga (Afrikaans), কুৱাসা (kuaxa) (Assamese), kvagga (Finnish), Quagga [neuter] (German), Quaggafohlen [neuter] (German), Quaggafüllen [neuter] (German), kvagga (Hungarian), クアッガ (kuagga) (Japanese), kwagga [feminine] (Polish), kwaga [feminine] (Polish), quagga [masculine] (Portuguese), quaga [masculine] (Portuguese), ква́гга (kvágga) [feminine] (Russian), kuwaga (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-quagga-en-noun-Dkeh9VDi Disambiguation of Equids: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'Equus quagga quagga': 86 14
  2. Short for quagga mussel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: quagga mussel Categories (lifeform): Equids
    Sense id: en-quagga-en-noun-QF5rbivt Disambiguation of Equids: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kwagga [dated], quakka, quagha Derived forms: quagga mussel

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