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Domestic ass   /dəmˈɛstɪk æs/   Listen
Domestic ass

noun
1.
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn.  Synonyms: donkey, Equus asinus.






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"Domestic ass" Quotes from Famous Books



... ass we may confidently believe in this explanation, as E. taeniopus is known to be barred, though only in a slight degree, and not quite invariably. The stripes are believed to occur most frequently and to be plainest on the legs of the domestic ass during early youth (2/46. Blyth in 'Charlesworth's Mag. of Nat. Hist.' vol 4 1840 page 83. I have also been assured by a breeder that this is the case.), as likewise occurs with the horse. The shoulder-stripe, which is so eminently characteristic of the ...
— The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication - Volume I • Charles Darwin



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