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Definition of African wild ass
1. Noun. A wild ass of Africa.
Lexicographical Neighbors of African Wild Ass
Literary usage of African wild ass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The African wild ass (E. asinus) is the parent of the domesticated breed, and is
a long-cared grey animal, with no forelock, and either a shoulder-stripe or ..."
2. Management and Breeding of Horses by Merritt Wesley Harper (1913)
"The African wild ass (Equus asinus).—This species is found most numerous in Nubia,
Abyssinia, and in northeastern Africa, between the Nile and the Red Sea. ..."
3. Types and Breeds of Farm Animals by Charles Sumner Plumb (1906)
"The African wild ass (Equus asinus). This species is found wild in Abyssinia,
Nubia, and northeastern Africa between the Nile and the Red Sea. ..."
4. The Uganda Protectorate: An Attempt to Give Some Description of the Physical by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1902)
"The African wild ass* is a large beast of a pinkish grey colour, with a whitish
muzzle and black nose and lips. The mane is black, and so are the tips and ..."
5. British Mammals: An Attempt to Describe and Illustrate the Mammalian Fauna by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1903)
"There is so little to distinguish the African wild ass from the horse in its
teeth, or even in the 1 The adult males of this ..."
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