Definition of Equus kiang

1. Noun. Wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia.

Exact synonyms: Kiang
Generic synonyms: Wild Ass

Lexicographical Neighbors of Equus Kiang

Equisetum hyemale
Equisetum hyemale robustum
Equisetum palustre
Equisetum robustum
Equisetum variegatum
Equuleus
Equus Burchelli
Equus asinus
Equus caballus
Equus caballus gomelini
Equus caballus przevalskii
Equus caballus przewalskii
Equus grevyi
Equus hemionus
Equus hemionus hemionus
Equus kiang
Equus quagga
Equus zebra zebra
Eragrostic abyssinica
Eragrostis
Eragrostis curvula
Eragrostis tef
Eramo
Eramos
Eramosa
Eranko's fluorescence stain
Eranthis
Eranthis hyemalis
Erasmian
Erasmians

Literary usage of Equus kiang

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"Two Tibetan wild animals are enumerated, the equus kiang of Moorcroft and the ... the " Kiang," which Moorcroft named the equus kiang, but to which Mr. ..."

2. The Geography of Mammals by William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater (1899)
"The two Asses of Asia are the Kiang of High Tibet (equus kiang), which is a larger animal clad with a thick coat of fur in winter, and the smaller, ..."

3. Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Prehistoric Civilizations of by Raphael Pumpelly (1908)
"... hemionus) 11.8 For the onager (Equus onager) 12.0 For the kiang (equus kiang) 12.2 For the Anau horse 12.3 For the La Tene horse 13.0 For the Leitmeritz ..."

4. Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv by Henry Lansdell (1885)
"The " Kiang" (equus kiang) from Upper Tibet would appear to be nearly related, although larger. The Kulan is said to be untamable, but Dr. Finsch had the ..."

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