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DOMESTIC ASS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does domestic ass mean?
• DOMESTIC ASS (noun)
The noun DOMESTIC ASS has 1 sense:
1. domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
Familiarity information: DOMESTIC ASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
domestic ass; donkey; Equus asinus
Hypernyms ("domestic ass" is a kind of...):
ass (hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domestic ass"):
burro (small donkey used as a pack animal)
moke (British informal for donkey)
Holonyms ("domestic ass" is a member of...):
Equus; genus Equus (type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae)
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