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hemippe

hemippe noun: the Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus).

Noun

hemippe (plural hemippes)

  1. The Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus).

Forms of hemippe

pluralhemippes

Origin of hemippe

From the subspecific epithet hemippus, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-, “half”) + ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”).

Questions about hemippe

What does hemippe mean?
Hemippe means the Syrian wild ass (Equus hemionus hemippus).
What part of speech is hemippe?
Hemippe is a noun.
What is the plural of hemippe?
The plural of hemippe is hemippes.

Words near hemippe in the dictionary

  1. hemipontes
  2. hemipopulation
  3. hemipopulations
  4. hemipore
  5. hemipores
  6. hemippe
  7. hemippes
  8. hemiprism
  9. hemiprisms
  10. hemiprosopometamorphopsia
  11. hemiprosopometamorphopsias

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