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‖ koulan, kulan|ˈkuːlən|
[Tartar kulan.]
A species or sub-species of equine quadruped (Equus onager), closely allied to the Dziggetai (with which it is united by some), found in Central and Southern Asia: the wild ass of Mesopotamia, Persia, and the banks of the Indus.
1793Pennant Hist. Quad. (ed. 3) I. 11 The manners of the Koulan or wild ass, are very much the same with those of the wild horse and the Dshikketaei. 1836Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XIV. 153/1 The Onager, or wild ass, called koulan by many of the tribes of Asia, differs from the domestic breed in its shorter ears, the greater length and finer form of its limbs [etc.]. 1856Knight Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 327 The Persians and Tartars hold the flesh of the Koulan in high esteem. 1885Stand. Nat. Hist. V. 252 The specific name hemionus ‘half ass’ was given to the kulan by the Greeks, on account of its stature, which is between that of the horse and the ass. Ibid. 253 The kulans..migrate in the spring and fall to more suitable pasture grounds. |