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koulan
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koulan, n. [Native name.].
A wild horse (Equus onager or Asinus onager ) inhabiting the plains of Central Asia; -- called also gour , khur , and onager . [1913 Webster]
" It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is intermediate between the horse and ass." [1913 Webster]
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