Definition of "kiang" []

• A large wild ass (Equus hemionus subsp. kiang) of the mountains of Asia. (noun)

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• "The Ch'ien T'ang River in Chêkiang is famous for its bore, or tidal wave."
• "At early morn we land and pursue our way for a few miles across country to Lin-kiang, which is situated on a big tributary stream a few miles above its junction with the Kan-kiang."
• "We meet the Indian rhino, a fearsome ass called the kiang, a yak."