English > donkey: 2 senses > noun 2, animal| Meaning | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn. |
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| Synonyms | domestic ass, Equus asinus |
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| Member of | Equus, genus Equus | type genus of the Equidae |
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| Narrower | burro | small donkey used as a pack animal |
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| moke | British informal for donkey |
| Broader | ass | hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse |
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| Spanish | asno, burro de carga, burro, equus africanus asinus, Equus Asinus, jumento, pollino, rucio |
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| Catalan | ase, burra, burro, ruc, somera |
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