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Definition of Equid
1. Noun. Hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck.
Exact synonyms: Equine
Generic synonyms: Odd-toed Ungulate, Perissodactyl, Perissodactyl Mammal
Group relationships: Equidae, Family Equidae
Specialized synonyms: Equus Caballus, Horse, Ass, Mule, Hinny, Zebra, Equus Quagga, Quagga
Derivative terms: Equine
Generic synonyms: Odd-toed Ungulate, Perissodactyl, Perissodactyl Mammal
Group relationships: Equidae, Family Equidae
Specialized synonyms: Equus Caballus, Horse, Ass, Mule, Hinny, Zebra, Equus Quagga, Quagga
Derivative terms: Equine
Definition of Equid
1. Noun. Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Equid
1. an animal of the horse family [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Equid
Literary usage of Equid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"FAMILY equid^E—THE HORSE. This family consists of the true horses and the asses,
which latter also include the zebra and quagga. ..."
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