Meaning of EQUINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'eekwIn
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- [n] hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
- [adj] of or belonging to the family Equidae
- [adj] resembling a horse
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| | Synonyms: | | equid |
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| | See Also: | | ass, Equidae, Equus caballus, Equus quagga, family Equidae, hinny, horse, mule, odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal, quagga, zebra | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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. --Sir J.
Barrow.
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| | Definition: | | Relating to, affecting, resembling or derived from a horse. |
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| | Related Terms: | | asinine, bovid, bovine, brood mare, caprid, caprine, charger, colt, courser, cowish, cowlike, critter, deerlike, dobbin, entire, entire horse, equestrian, filly, foal, gelding, goatish, goatlike, hircine, hoggish, hoofed, horse, horsy, Houyhnhnm, mare, mount, mulish, nag, ovine, piggish, prancer, ruminant, sheepish, sheeplike, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, swinish, tarpan, top horse, ungulate, war-horse, wild horse |
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