DZIGGETAI

chigetai, dziggetai, Equus hemionus hemionus

(noun) Mongolian wild ass

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dziggetai (plural dziggetais)

The Mongolian wild ass, Equus hemionus hemionus, a subspecies of the onager.

Source: Wiktionary


Dzig"ge*tai, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus).

Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager. See Koulan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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