NOUN | animal | domestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass |
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Meaning | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn. | |
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Synonyms | donkey, Equus asinus | |
Member of | Equus, genus Equus | type genus of the Equidae |
Narrower | burro | small donkey used as a pack animal |
moke | British informal for donkey | |
Broader | ass | hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse |
Spanish | asno, burro de carga, burro, equus africanus asinus, Equus Asinus, jumento, pollino, rucio | |
Catalan | ase, burra, burro, ruc, somera |
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