Mongolian wild ass

American

[mong-goh-lee-uhn wahyld as, mon‐] / mɒŋˈgoʊ li ən ˈwaɪld ˈæs, mɒn‐ /

noun

a wild ass, Equus hemionus hemionus, a subspecies of the onager, found in southern Mongolia and northern China: having had its populations in Kazakhstan and Siberia exterminated by unchecked hunting, the Mongolian wild ass is now classified as near threatened.

Etymology

Origin of Mongolian wild ass

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

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A gray wolf from Mongolia came out on top, covering 4,500 miles as it chased khulan, or the Mongolian wild ass, and wild camels during a one-year period.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2019

And it's not just herders who are suffering; the grasslands are also home to many species of wildlife, including snow leopards, the little-studied khulan or Mongolian wild ass, and the Mongolian gazelle.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 30, 2019

Thus Dr. Andrews found that the Mongolian wild ass attains a speed of 40 m.p.h., the wolf 36 m.p.h., the antelope 60 m.p.h.

From Time Magazine Archive

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