单词 | equid |
释义 | equid (once / 844237 pages) n WORD FAMILY equid USAGE EXAMPLESMuch like their equid cousins, the zebras and African wild asses, Przewalski’s horses have never been successfully domesticated. Scientific American(Feb 03, 2014) Using the detailed, time-consuming process with which Willerslev sequenced an ancient human's DNA in 2010, the researchers were able to reconstruct the equid's genetic code. Science Magazine(Jun 26, 2013) The Przewalski’s horse has 66 chromosomes, the most of any equid species. Scientific American(Feb 03, 2014) n hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper equine Sir Barton thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919 Gallant Foxthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930 Omahathoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935 War Admiralthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937 Whirlawaythoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941 Count Fleetthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943 Assaultthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946 Citationthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948 Secretariatthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973 Seattle Slewthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977 Affirmedthoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978 Equus caballus, horse solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times asshardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse mulehybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile hinnyhybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile zebraany of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines Equus quagga, quaggamammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century roana horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray stable companion, stablematea horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person gee-geea word for horse used by children or in adult slang dawn horse, eohippusearliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal mesohippusNorth American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses protohippusPliocene horse approaching donkeys in size male horsethe male of species Equus caballus female horse, marefemale equine animal mount, riding horse, saddle horsea lightweight horse kept for riding only ponya range horse of the western United States polo ponya small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo wild horseundomesticated or feral domestic horse hacka horse kept for hire hack, jade, nag, plugan old or over-worked horse ponyany of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder bangtail, race horse, racehorsea horse bred for racing steeplechasera horse trained to run in steeplechases stalking-horsea horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game harness horsehorse used for pulling vehicles workhorsea horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor post horse, post-horse, postera horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers pacera horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together high stepper, steppera horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting chestnuta dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse liver chestnuta solid dark brown horse baya horse of a moderate reddish-brown color sorrela horse of a brownish orange to light brown color palominoa horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail pintoa spotted or calico horse or pony Equus asinus, domestic ass, donkeydomestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn jack, jackassmale donkey jennet, jenny, jenny assfemale donkey wild assany of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa Burchell's zebra, Equus Burchelli, common zebraof the plains of central and eastern Africa Equus zebra zebra, mountain zebranarrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa Equus grevyi, grevy's zebrazebra with less continuous stripes odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot |
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