wild ass

/waɪld æs/
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Other forms: wild asses

Definitions of wild ass
  1. noun
    any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
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    African wild ass, Equus asinus
    a wild ass of Africa
    Equus kiang, kiang
    wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia
    Equus hemionus, onager
    Asiatic wild ass
    Equus hemionus hemionus, chigetai, dziggetai
    Mongolian wild ass
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    hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
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