"hemione" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛmiəʊn/ Forms: hemiones [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin hēmionus, from Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος (hēmíonos, “half ass, mule”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|la|hēmionus}} New Latin hēmionus, {{der|en|grc|ἡμῐ́ονος||half ass, mule}} Ancient Greek ἡμῐ́ονος (hēmíonos, “half ass, mule”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hemione (plural hemiones)
  1. Equus hemionus, the onager or kiang, a kind of wild ass of Tibet. Categories (lifeform): Equids Synonyms: hemionus Translations (onager): Onager [masculine] (German)

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