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Wild Ass of Asia
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Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary — also known as the Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary is located in the Little Rann of Kutch in the Gujarat state of India. Spread over 4954 km², it is the largest wildlife sanctuary in India. [ cite web publisher = India Wildlife Resorts… … Wikipedia
wild ass — noun any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa • Hypernyms: ↑ass • Hyponyms: ↑African wild ass, ↑Equus asinus, ↑kiang, ↑Equus kiang, ↑onager, ↑Equus hemionus … Useful english dictionary
wild-ass — 1. noun /wɪld æs/ a) Any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa This estimate is completely unreliable! It was produced by a wild ass. b) A wild ass; an uneducated or boorish person. Syn: donkey See Also: ass … Wiktionary
Indian Wild Ass — Taxobox name = Indian Wild Ass image caption = Indian Wild Ass, Equus hemionus khur regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Perissodactyla familia = Equidae genus = Equus subgenus = Asinus subspecies = HemionusThe Indian… … Wikipedia
Mongolian Wild Ass — Conservation status CITES Appendix I (CITES) … Wikipedia
Ass — Frequently mentioned throughout Scripture. Of the domesticated species we read of, 1) The she ass (Heb. athon), so named from its slowness (Gen. 12:16; 45:23; Num. 22:23; 1 Sam. 9:3). 2) The male ass (Heb. hamor), the common working ass… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
List of extinct animals of Asia — The list of extinct animals of Asia features the animals that have become extinct along the history in the Asian Continent.Prehistoric extinction* Sri Lanka lion (Sri Lanka, 37.000 years BP) * Steppe Wisent (north and central Asia, end of last… … Wikipedia
onager — /on euh jeuhr/, n., pl. onagri / gruy /, onagers. 1. a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia. 2. an ancient and medieval military catapult for throwing stones. [1300 50; ME < LL: machine for throwing projectiles, L onager, onagrus wild… … Universalium
onager — n. (pl. gri ) wild ass of Asia. ♦ onagraceous, a. belonging to evening primrose family of plants … Dictionary of difficult words
perissodactyl — perissodactylous, adj. /peuh ris oh dak til/, adj. 1. having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. any mammal of the order Perissodactyla, comprising the odd toed hoofed quadrupeds and including the tapirs, rhinoceroses, and… … Universalium
