Equus asinus

Translingual

Proper noun

Equus asinus m

1. A taxonomic species within the family Equidae – donkeys or asses, often domesticated.
2. A taxonomic species within the family Equidae – African wild asses and the domesticated asses believed derived from them or from a close extinct relative.

Synonyms

• Asinus - genus within Equidae or subgenus of Equus

Hypernyms

• (species): Perissodactyla - order; Equoidea - superfamily; Equidae - family; Equinae - subfamily; Equini - tribe; Equus - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Equus asinus asinus (domesticated asses), Equus asinus africanus (Nubian wild ass), Equus asinus somalicus (Somali wild ass) - subspecies

References

• Equus asinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Equus asinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Equus asinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Equus asinus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Equus asinus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Equus asinus at AnimalBase
• Equus_asinus at Animal Diversity Web
• Equus asinus in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
• Equus asinus at Paleobiology Database