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Webster 1913 Edition


Equine

E′quine

,
Adj.
[L.
equinus
, fr.
equus
horse; akin to Gr. [GREEK], Skr.
a[GREEK]va
, OS.
ehu
, AS.
eh
,
eoh
, Icel.
j[GREEK]r
, OIr.
ech
, cf. Skr.
a[GREEK]
to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E.
acute
,
edge
,
eager
,
Adj.
Cf.
Hippopotamus
.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
The shoulders, body, things, and mane are
equine
; the head completely bovine.
Sir J. Barrow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Equine

E'QUINE

,
Adj.
[L. equinus, from equus, a horse.] Pertaining to a horse or to the genus.
The shoulders, body, thighs, and mane are equine; the head completely bovine.

Definition 2024


equine

equine

See also: équine

English

Adjective

equine (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a horse or horses.
  2. Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus.

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Noun

equine (plural equines)

  1. Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus.

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Italian

Adjective

equine f

  1. feminine plural of equino

Latin

Adjective

equīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of equīnus