单词 | missouri mule |
释义 | > as lemmasMissouri mule Missouri mule n. U.S. a mule bred in Missouri and noted for stubbornness and hardiness. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > hybrid horse and ass > mule > having particular characteristics or bred in particular place amblerc1405 Missouri mule1908 1908 Railroad Trainman Apr. 293/2 On deck were twenty-five selected Missouri mules. 1919 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 29 190 He kicks like a Missouri mule and refuses to recognize the Bête Humaine. 1974 Science 184 788/3 Triticale may be the Missouri mule of the cereal world but with a difference—this hybrid is fertile. 2010 M. C. Barile Santa Fe Trail Missouri iv. 92 Others bred a larger, stronger mule for the freighters: the Missouri mule, which became legendary for its power and personality. < as lemmas |
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