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Equus

noun

type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae

• Syn: ↑genus Equus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Equidae, ↑family Equidae

• Member Meronyms:

↑horse, ↑Equus caballus, ↑ass, ↑domestic ass, ↑donkey, ↑Equus asinus, ↑mule, ↑hinny, ↑wild ass, ↑zebra, ↑quagga, ↑Equus quagga

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\\ˈekwəs, ˈēk-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, horse — more at equine

: a genus that comprises the horses, asses, zebras, and related recent and extinct animals and that is the type and only surviving genus of the family Equidae — see equidae illustration

Useful english dictionary. 2012.