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 | ||
| Synonyms | domestic ass, Equus asinus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burro, moke | ||
| Member meronym | Equus, genus Equus | ||