What is "wild ass"

n. (alternative spelling of wild-ass English)

n. any of several plain-colored equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa

Wild ass may refer to:

• African wild ass Equus africanus
  • Nubian wild ass Equus africanus africanus (likely ancestor of the domestic donkey)
  • Somali wild ass Equus africanus somaliensis
  • Donkey (Domestic ass) Equus africanus asinus
  • Atlas wild ass (Algerian wild ass) Equus africanus atlanticus (extinct)
• Kiang (Tibetan wild ass, khyang, or gorkhar) Equus kiang
  • Western kiang Equus kiang kiang
  • Eastern kiang Equus kiang holdereri
  • Southern kiang Equus kiang polyodon
• Onager (Asiatic wild ass) Equus hemionus
  • Mongolian wild ass (khulan), Equus hemionus hemionus
  • Turkmenian kulan (kulan), Equus hemionus kulan
  • Persian onager (gur), Equus hemionus onager
  • Indian wild ass (khur), Equus hemionus khur
  • Syrian wild ass (hemippe), Equus hemionus hemippus (extinct)