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1) "Mules" -- As to mules 1mule
Pronunciation: 'myül
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mul, from Latin mulus
1 a : a hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare b : a self-sterile plant whether hybrid or not c : a usually sterile hybrid
2 : a very stubborn person
3 : a machine for simultaneously drawing and twisting fiber into yarn or thread and winding it into cops
4 slang : a person who smuggles or delivers illicit substances (as drugs) Pronunciation Symbols
A barren of mules. A 5-year-old male mule on Tierra Del Fuego In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. The reverse, the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey, is called a hinny. The term "mule" (Latin mulus) was formerly applied to the offspring of any two creatures of different species – in modern usage, a "hybrid". The mule, easier to breed and usually larger in size than a hinny, has monopolised the attention of breeders. The chromosome match-up more often occurs when the jack (male donkey) is the sire and the mare (female horse) is the dam. Sometimes people let a stallion (male horse) run with a jenny (female donkey) for as long as six years before getting her pregnant. Mules and hinnies are almost always sterile (see fertile mules below for rare cases) (see External links). The sterility is attributed to the different number of chromosomes the two species have: donkeys have 62 chromosomes, while horses have 64. Their offspring thus have 63 chromosomes which cannot evenly divide. A female mule, called a "molly", that has estrus cycles and can carry a fetus, can occasionally occur naturally as well as through embryo transfer. The difficulty is in getting the molly pregnant in the first place. - 1 Characteristics
- 2 Fertile mules
- 3 The Modern Mule
- 4 The Mule Clone
- 5 Mules of a Different Color
- 6 See also
- 7 External links
| A mule in rural NE Oklahoma In its short thick head, long ears, thin limbs, small narrow hooves, short mane, absence of chestnuts (horny growths) inside the hocks, and tail hairless at the root, the mule looks like a donkey. In height and body, shape of neck and croup, uniformity of coat, and teeth, it appears equine. It does not sound exactly like a donkey or a horse. Instead, a mule makes a sound that is simi..."
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