noun
- The offspring of a male horse and a female donkey.
Usage: Compare mule, which is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
Examples
- A hinny is less common than a mule in most parts of the world.
- The farmer's hinny was smaller and had longer ears than the horses on the farm.
- Unlike mules, hinnies are rarely used as working animals.
- The hinny inherited its father's size and its mother's stubbornness.
- Hinnies are typically sterile and cannot reproduce.