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hemionus

hemionus is the obsolete form of hemione.

Meaning of hemione

Noun

hemione (plural hemiones)

  1. Equus hemionus, the onager or kiang, a kind of wild ass of Tibet.
    • Its head is large, with ears smaller than those of the hemione, the shoulders thick, especially in the male, the limbs robust and stubbier than those of the hemiones and the asses.1890 September, Edouard L. Troussart, “Wild Horses”, in Popular Science, page 627

Questions about hemionus

What is hemionus the obsolete form of?
Hemionus is the obsolete form of hemione.

Words near hemionus in the dictionary

  1. hemiolic
  2. hemione
  3. hemiones
  4. hemionid
  5. hemionids
  6. hemionus
  7. hemiopia
  8. hemiopias
  9. hemiopic
  10. hemiopsia
  11. hemiopsy

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