In attempting to domesticate the quagga ? a zebra - like , south american member of the horse family ( now extinct ) ? he was forced to breed a male with a female arabian mare 他在試圖馴養(yǎng)斑驢(一種馬,產(chǎn)于南美,外型象斑馬,現(xiàn)已絕跡)時,這匹雄性斑驢與一匹雌性阿拉伯母驢交配,雜交的結(jié)果正常。
The resulting hybrid was predictable , but the singularity appeared when the arabian mare was subsequently mated with an arabian stallion : their offspring possessed colour and hair characteristics of the quagga 但后來怪事出現(xiàn)了,那匹阿拉伯母驢后來與一匹阿拉伯種馬交配后,他們的后代擁有斑驢的膚色及毛發(fā)特征。
英文解釋
mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century 同義詞:Equus quagga,