genus Equus

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family EquidaeEquusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsEquidae, 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 horsedomestic ass, donkey, Equus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubbornmule - 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"wild ass - any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africazebra - 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