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quaggas

/ˈkwæɡəz/

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 :

"Simple Sentence: "Scientists study old photographs and bones, hoping to learn more about the extinct quaggas." "
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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 sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

Illustration scientists

scientists noun

/ˈsaɪəntɪsts/

One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research, or make use of the results of the research of others.

"Scientists study plants to understand how they grow. "

Illustration reddish

reddish adjective

/ˈɹɛdɪʃ/

Somewhat red.

"The sunset tonight was a beautiful reddish color. "

Illustration quagga

quagga noun

/ˈkwaɡə/ /kwæɡə/

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.

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

Illustration beneath

beneath adverb

/bɪˈniːθ/

Below or underneath.

"The books were stacked neatly beneath the desk. "

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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 photographs

photographs noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːfs/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæfs/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"My grandmother keeps old photographs in a shoebox. "

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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. "

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animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."