equid

eq·uid

E5193600 (ĕk′wĭd, ē′kwĭd)n. Any of various mammals of the family Equidae, having a single hoofed digit on each foot, and including the horses, asses, and zebras.

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[From New Latin Equidae, family name, from Latin equus, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots.]

equid

(ˈɛkwɪd) n (Animals) any animal of the horse family

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equid - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neckequineodd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each footEquidae, family Equidae - horses; asses; zebras; extinct animalsEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesass - hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horsemule - hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterilehinny - hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule"zebra - any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equinesEquus quagga, quagga - mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century