quagga
/ˈkwæɡə/
noun
- An extinct zebra-like mammal from southern Africa, with a brown body and white legs and belly, and stripes only on the head, neck, and front part of the body.
- A few quagga skins and skeletons are preserved in natural history museums around the world.
- The quagga was hunted to extinction in the late 19th century.
- Scientists have used DNA from museum specimens to study the quagga's relationship to modern zebras.