Hemione

//ˈhɛmiəʊn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Equus hemionus, the onager or kiang, a kind of wild ass of Tibet.

    "Its head is large, with ears smaller than those of the hemione, the shoulders thick, especially in the male, the limbs robust and stubbier than those of the hemiones and the asses."

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hemionidonager

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"Its head is large, with ears smaller than those of the hemione, the shoulders thick, especially in the male, the limbs robust and stubbier than those of the hemiones and the asses."

Etymology

From New Latin hēmionus, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος (hēmĭ́onos, “half ass, mule”).

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