quagga
UK/ˈkwæɡə/US/ˈkwæɡə/
释义
n.
白氏斑马，一种已灭绝的南非动物，其斑纹仅分布于身体前半部分。
词源
概述
quagga 直接借自南非荷兰语，其名称源于科伊桑语（Khoisan）对斑马的称呼，模仿其独特的叫声或行动时摇晃的姿态。该词通过荷兰殖民者传入英语，专指这种半身带纹的马科动物，生动体现了通过拟声与地貌特征命名生物的方式。
例句
“The quagga was a subspecies of zebra with stripes only on its forepart.”
白氏斑马是一种仅身体前部带有条纹的斑马亚种。
“Due to excessive hunting, the last quagga died in captivity in 1883.”
由于过度捕猎，最后一头白氏斑马于1883年在圈养中死亡。
“DNA analysis confirmed that the quagga was genetically closely related to the plains zebra.”
DNA分析证实，白氏斑马与平原斑马在遗传上密切相关。