equine

equine
Synonyms and related words:
Houyhnhnm, asinine, bovid, bovine, brood mare, caprid, caprine, charger, colt, courser, cowish, cowlike, critter, deerlike, dobbin, entire, entire horse, equestrian, filly, foal, gelding, goatish, goatlike, hircine, hoggish, hoofed, horse, horsy, mare, mount, mulish, nag, ovine, piggish, prancer, ruminant, sheepish, sheeplike, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, swinish, tarpan, top horse, ungulate, war-horse, wild horse

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Equine — E quine, a. [L. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. a?va, OS. ehu, AS. eh, eoh, Icel. j?r, OIr. ech, cf. Skr. a? to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E. acute, edge, eager, a. Cf. {Hippopotamus}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • equine — equine; equine·ly; …   English syllables

  • Equine — Equine, s. Pocken (der Haustiere) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • equine — (adj.) 1765, from L. equinus, from equus horse, from PIE root *ekwo horse (Cf. Gk. hippos, O.Ir. ech, O.E. eoh, Goth. aihwa , Skt. açva , Avestan aspa , O.C.S. ehu , all meaning horse ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • equine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to horses or other members of the horse family. 2) resembling a horse. ► NOUN ▪ a horse or other member of the horse family. ORIGIN Latin equinus, from equus horse …   English terms dictionary

  • equine — [ē′kwīn΄; ] also [ e′kwīn΄] adj. [L equinus < equus: see EQUESTRIAN] of, like, or characteristic of a horse n. a horse …   English World dictionary

  • Équine — Cheval Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cheval (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • équine — ● équin, équine adjectif (latin equinus) Relatif au cheval. Se dit d un pied atteint d équinisme. équin, équine [ekɛ̃, ekin] adj. ÉTYM. Av. 1502; lat. equinus, de equus « cheval ». ❖ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • equine — Relating to, derived from, or resembling the horse, mule, ass, or other members of the genus Equus. [L. equinus, fr. equus, horse] * * * equine ē .kwīn, ek .wīn n a member of the family Equidae esp HORSE equine adj * * * (eґkwīn) [L. equus a …   Medical dictionary

  • equine — e|quine [ i,kwaın, e,kwaın ] adjective relating to horses: an outbreak of equine fever a. looking like a horse: equine features …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • equine — [[t]e̱kwaɪn, AM i͟ːk [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Equine means connected with or relating to horses. The event has been cancelled this spring due to the outbreak of equine influenza in the stables …   English dictionary

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