quagga
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quagga
1775–85; < Afrikaans (now spelling kwagga ) < Khoikhoi, first recorded as quácha (1691); said to be imitative of the animal's yelp
Vocabulary lists containing quagga
Example Sentences
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The effects for the state’s water infrastructure could be similar to the complications that have been caused by an invasion of quagga mussels in the Colorado River’s reservoirs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
Upstream of the dam, nearly 90% of the Kakhovka Reservoir drained, exposing 1870 square kilometers of former lakebed, including dense beds of zebra and quagga mussels that once filtered and cleansed the reservoir’s water.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
Zebra and quagga mussels, belonging to the Dreissenid family, are widespread freshwater invasive species throughout North America that present a significant danger to native ecosystems by competing for resources.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
They include invasive species such as quagga mussels that unravel food chains; toxic algae blooms caused by agricultural runoff and sewage overflows; and loss of wetlands and other wildlife habitat.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
We there meet with an elephant, five species of rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, a giraffe, the bos caffer, the elan, two zebras, the quagga, two gnus, and several antelopes.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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