KOULAN

Noun

koulan (plural koulans)

A subspecies of onager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Mongolian khulan (Mongolian wild ass).

Synonyms

• (Equus hemionus kulan): Transcaspian wild ass, Turkmenian kulan, Turkmenistani onager

Source: Wiktionary


Kou"lan, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoรถl.)

Definition: A wild horse (Equus, or Asinus, onager) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur, and onager. [Written also kulan.]

Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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