Meaning of KOULAN
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A wild horse ({Equus, or Asinus, onager}) inhabiting the
plants of Central Asia; -- called also {gour}, {khur}, and
{onager}. [Written also {kulan}.]
Note: 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.
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