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quagga

/kwag-uh, kwog-uh/US // ˈkwæg ə, ˈkwɒg ə //UK // (ˈkwæɡə) //

夸加,斑马鱼,夸父,斑马人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : 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.

Examples

  • He was curious moreover, to find out whether his own quagga was quite equal to any of its old companions.

  • After a moment he bent down, passed a sleeve upon each side under the quagga's throat, and then knotted them together.

  • This family consists of the true horses and the asses, which latter also include the zebra and quagga.

  • He is perhaps more allied to the quagga, but without stripes, except a reported one along each side of the back to the tail.

  • Determined to try a quaggaquagga tried me, and very soon found me wanting, A quagga is a brute to buck!