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English noun: donkey

1. donkey (communication) the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874


Broader (hypernym)allegory, emblem

2. donkey (animal) domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn


Synonymsdomestic ass, Equus asinus


Broader (hypernym)ass


Narrower (hyponym)burro, moke


Member meronymEquus, genus Equus









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