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
- : 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 quagga—quagga tried me, and very soon found me wanting, A quagga is a brute to buck!
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