equid
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.wɪd/
adj
Etymology: An appellativization from Equid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin equ(us) (“horse”) + -id.
- Of or relating to the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).
“Come on, this is Tetrapod Zoology: you knew those asses would be of the equid kind, right?”
“Much like their equid cousins, the zebras and African wild asses, Przewalski's horses have never been successfully domesticated. […] The Przewalski's horse has 66 chromosomes, the most of any equid species.”
noun
Etymology: An appellativization from Equid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin equ(us) (“horse”) + -id.
- Any animal of the taxonomic family Equidae, including any equine (horse, zebra, ass, mule, etc.).