Quagga \Quag"ga\, n. [Hottentot.] (Zo["o]l.) A South African wild ass ({Equus, or Hippotigris, quagga}). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face, neck, and fore part of the body.
quagga n : mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century [syn: {Equus quagga}]