kiang

or khy·ang

[ kee-ahng ]

noun
  1. the largest species of wild ass, Equus kiang: found in Tibet, northern Nepal, and the northern Indian region of Ladakh, the kiang was once considered a subspecies of the onager but is now classified as a distinct species.

Origin of kiang

1
First recorded in 1865–70; from Tibetan kyang (spelling rkyang )
  • Also called Ti·bet·an wild ass .

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How to use kiang in a sentence

  • Farther down the plain, beyond a small cliff, were five herds of kiangs, the nearest of which numbered 133 head.

  • The valley opens out on to a plain where kiangs, Goa and Pantholops antelopes are plentiful.

  • To the south also we catch sight of tents, yaks, and groups of kiangs.

  • My own horses and mules seemed sorry jades by the side of the "kiangs" of the desert.

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  • A couple of hundred yards from us were grazing a pair of kulans or kiangs, as the wild asses are called in Tibet and Ladak.

British Dictionary definitions for kiang

kiang

/ (kɪˈæŋ) /


noun
  1. a variety of the wild ass, Equus hemionus, that occurs in Tibet and surrounding regions: Compare onager

Origin of kiang

1
C19: from Tibetan rkyan

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