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Mongolian wild ass

[ mong-goh-lee-uhn wahyld as, mon‐ ]

noun

  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mongolian wild ass1

First recorded in 1840–45

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Mongolian People's RepublicMongolic