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EQUUS ASINUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
Synonyms:
domestic ass; donkey; Equus asinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Equus asinus" is a kind of...):
ass (hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Equus asinus"):
burro (small donkey used as a pack animal)
moke (British informal for donkey)
Holonyms ("Equus asinus" is a member of...):
Equus; genus Equus (type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A wild ass of Africa
Synonyms:
African wild ass; Equus asinus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Equus asinus" is a kind of...):
wild ass (any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa)
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