Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
kulan . Seedziggetai .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A wild horse (
Equus onager orAsinus onager ) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called alsogour ,khur , andonager .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
subspecies ofonager (Equus hemionus), Equus hemionus kulan.
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Examples
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The koulan of Pallas is said to have been seen with a double shoulder-stripe.
V. Laws of Variation. Specific Characters More Variable Than Generic Characters 1909
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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.
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The koulan of Pallas is said to have been seen with a double shoulder-stripe.
On the Origin of Species~ Chapter 05 (historical) Charles Darwin 1859
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Next there is the "onagra," "koulan," or "wild ass," supposed to be the origin of the common kind.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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The koulan of Pallas is said to have been seen with a double shoulder-stripe.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) Charles Darwin 1845
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“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.
The Magic Skin 2007
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"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.
The Magic Skin Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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