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adj
Of or relating to the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: equine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal
Narrower terms: horse, Equus caballus, ass, mule, hinny, zebra, quagga, Equus quagga
History
An appellativization from Equid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin equ(us) (“horse”) + -id.
Across languages
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