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Equine Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Equine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOf, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
equine
\e"quine\ (?), a. [l. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to gr. &?;, skr. a&?;va, os. ehu, as. eh, eoh, icel. j&?;r, oir. ech, cf. skr. a&?; to reach, overtake, perh. akin to e. acute, edge, eager, a. cf. hippopotamus.] of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse. the shoulders, body, things, and mane are equine; the head completely bovine. barrow.
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equine antelope
Noun
1. hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
(synonym) equid
(hypernym) odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal
(hyponym) horse, Equus caballus
(member-holonym) Equidae, family Equidae
Adjective
1. resembling a horse
(pertainym) horse, Equus caballus
2. of or belonging to the family Equidae
(pertainym) Equidae, family Equidae
Equine Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Equus is a genus of animals in the family Equidae that includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Within Equidae, Equus is the only extant genus. Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct species known only from fossils. This article deals primarily with the extant species.
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