NOUN | communication | donkey | the symbol of the Democratic Party |
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animal | donkey, domestic ass, Equus asinus | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass |
Sounds | daa'ngkiy; dao'ngkiy | |
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Rhymes | achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy... |
Meaning | The symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874. | |
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Broader | emblem, allegory | A visible symbol representing an abstract idea |
Spanish | burro |
Meaning | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn. | |
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Synonyms | domestic ass, 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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