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quagga /ˈkwaɡə /
noun a South African zebra, extinct since 1883, that had a yellowish-brown coat with darker stripes.
Equus quagga, family Equidae; recent studies have shown that it was probably a variety of the common zebra.
– ORIGIN South African Dutch, probably from Khoikhoi, imitative of its braying.
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