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quagga

/ˈkwaɡə/ /kwæɡə/

Meanings
noun
A southern-African subspecies of 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.

Examples :

"The museum exhibit featured a painting of a quagga, highlighting its unique stripes on the front half of its body and reddish-brown coloring. "
animal biology nature ecology

Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

To apply paint to.

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Illustration stripes

stripes noun

/stɹaɪps/

A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.

"zebra stripes"

Illustration extinct

extinct verb

/ɛkˈstɪŋkt/

To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.

"Overhunting can extinct entire species of animals. "

Illustration becoming

becoming verb

/bɪˈkʊmɪŋɡ/ /bəˈkʌmɪŋ/

To arrive, come (to a place).

"The family is becoming more organized now that they have a new calendar. "

Illustration coloring

coloring verb

/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ /ˈkʌlɚɪŋ/

To give something color.

"We could color the walls red."

Illustration featured

featured verb

/ˈfiːtʃərd/ /ˈfiːtʃərd/

To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

"The teacher featured teamwork as the most important skill for success in the group project. "

Illustration reddish

reddish adjective

/ˈɹɛdɪʃ/

Somewhat red.

"The sunset tonight was a beautiful reddish color. "

Illustration beneath

beneath adverb

/bɪˈniːθ/

Below or underneath.

"The books were stacked neatly beneath the desk. "

Illustration southern

southern noun

/ˈsʌðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/

Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South.

"My cousin, a southern, moved to the area after graduating from university. "

Illustration subspecies

subspecies noun

/-siːz/

A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.

"Scientists classify tigers into different subspecies, such as the Bengal tiger and the Siberian tiger, which are all still tigers but have slightly different characteristics. "

Illustration highlighting

highlighting verb

/ˈhaɪˌlaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪˌlaɪɾɪŋ/

To make prominent; emphasize.

"The teacher was highlighting the important vocabulary words in the textbook. "

Illustration exhibit

exhibit noun

/ɛɡ-/

An instance of exhibiting.

"The student's science project was the best exhibit at the school fair. "