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koulan |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Koulan \Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A wild horse ({Equus, or Asinus, onager}) inhabiting the plants of Central Asia; -- called also {gour}, {khur}, and {onager}. [Written also {kulan}.] Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass.
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