Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A classic name of the ass, from the stripes on the back and withers.
- n. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of striped African equids, containing the zebra, dauw, and quagga.
Examples
“At all events, the "congo dauw" is the "hippotigris," or tiger-horse, of the”
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family
“congo dauw" is the "hippotigris," or tiger-horse, of the Romans; and this we infer from its inhabiting a more northerly part of Africa than the others, all of which belong to the southern half of that continent.”
“Third, the "Congo dauw" (_Equus hippotigris_), closely resembling the dauw.”
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘hippotigris’.
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Horse of a different color
Hippeastrum, Hippocras Wine, Hippocrates, hippa, Bizerte, hippocampe, Hippios, Equuleus, Equus scotti, hippiäinen, equus grevyi, Equus ferus and 54 more...
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npydyuan's Words
lambent, plangent, quisling, puerile, callow, cigarette, aviary, tangential, esoterica, interrobang, paranaue, obsolescence and 105 more...
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herotuesday's Words
butyraceous, thrasonical, turgid, ululate, irenic, punctilio, discombobulate, ecdysiast, formicate, favonian, agnate, erubescence and 614 more...
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herotuesday Another name for a zebra. Sep 23, 2007