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QUAGGA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quagga mean?
• QUAGGA (noun)
The noun QUAGGA has 1 sense:
1. mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
Familiarity information: QUAGGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Equus quagga; quagga
Hypernyms ("quagga" is a kind of...):
equid; equine (hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck)
Holonyms ("quagga" is a member of...):
Equus; genus Equus (type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae)
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