‖ dauw
(dɑːʊ)
Also dau, dow.
[South African Dutch form of the native name.]
A South African species of zebra, Equus Burchellii, approaching the quagga in character.
| 1802 Sporting Mag. XX. 140 Two sorts of wild horses, the Dau and the Kwagga. 1847 Nat. Encycl. I. 265 The indigenous Pachydermata are..the zebra, the dauw, the quagga. |