chigetais
ɪˌtaɪ noun
a Mongolian wild ass, Equus hemionus hemionus, related to the onager.
Also called dziggetai.
Origin:
< Mongolian chikitei literally, with ears, eared, derivative of chiki(n) ear
< Mongolian chikitei literally, with ears, eared, derivative of chiki(n) ear
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| —n | |
| Also spelt: dziggetai a variety of the Asiatic wild ass, Equus hemionus, of Mongolia | |
| [from Mongolian tchikhitei long-eared, from tchikhi ear] | |
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