Definitions
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- n. A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) A wild horse (Equus onager or Asinus onager) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called also
gour ,khur , andonager .
Examples
“The koulan of Pallas is said to have been seen with a double shoulder-stripe; but traces of it, as stated by Mr Blyth and others, occasionally appear: and I have been informed by Colonel Poole that foals of this species are generally striped on the legs, and faintly on the shoulder.”
“The koulan of Pallas is said to have been seen with a double shoulder-stripe.”
“Next there is the "onagra," "koulan," or "wild ass," supposed to be the origin of the common kind.”
““A very rare variety of ass found in Persia,” the naturalist continued, “the onager of the ancients, equus asinus, the koulan of the Tartars; Pallas went out there to observe it, and has made it known to science, for as a matter of fact the animal for a long time was believed to be mythical.”
“A very rare variety of ass found in Persia," the naturalist continued, "the onager of the ancients, equus asinus, the _koulan_ of the Tartars; Pallas went out there to observe it, and has made it known to science, for as a matter of fact the animal for a long time was believed to be mythical.”
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