equine
of, relating to, or resembling a horse or other member of the horse family: a bold, equine face.
Also called equid . a horse or other member of the horse family: Her draft horses and mules are some of the finest equines we’ve ever seen.
Origin of equine
1Other words from equine
- e·quine·ly, adverb
- e·quin·i·ty [ee-kwin-i-tee], /iˈkwɪn ɪ ti/, noun
- un·e·quine, adjective
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How to use equine in a sentence
However, in some striking historical folk accounts, Yarilo was also venerated with equine characteristics – sometimes as a young warrior riding atop a healthy horse and sometimes as an entity that could shapeshift.
The Most Enigmatic Slavic Gods and Goddesses | Dattatreya Mandal | March 13, 2022 | Realm of HistoryThe animals, whose physical features didn’t match any known equine species, appear to be “kungas” — horselike animals seen in artwork and referenced in clay tablets predating horses by centuries.
Part donkey, part wild ass, the kunga is the oldest known hybrid bred by humans | Jake Buehler | January 14, 2022 | Science NewsEthel Mars, the widow of candymaker Frank Mars, was singled out for equine tax avoidance.
The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations | by Patricia Callahan, James Bandler, Justin Elliott, Doris Burke and Jeff Ernsthausen | December 15, 2021 | ProPublicaOrlando and colleagues analyzed ancient DNA from 273 horse bone specimens from across the continents, spanning 50,000 years of human and equine history.
Scientists found modern domestic horses’ homeland in southwestern Russia | Jonathan Lambert | October 20, 2021 | Science NewsAnother hollow equine appears to be galloping in right behind the Bieber-shaped one as season two begins.
‘The Other Two’ Roasted Justin Bieber and Became TV’s Funniest Millennial Comedy | Kevin Fallon | August 25, 2021 | The Daily Beast
They have conventions, fansites, equine avatars…the whole nine.
Mislabeled lasagna has sent Europe into a tizzy, but equine protein is really no worse to eat than beef.
Americans are still just as squeamish about eating our equine friends as our cousins across the pond.
Her parents had promised the horse aficionado her very own equine companion when she turned 10.
Newtown Victims: Dawn Hochsprung, Vicki Soto & More | Nina Strochlic | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBonus points for setting the dancing equine against a My Little Pony backdrop.
Ai Weiwei, Ban Ki-moon, Ponies & More Best ‘Gangnam Style’ Parodies (VIDEO) | Melissa Leon, Kevin Fallon | October 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBy that one trial I had become free, as I may say, of the whole equine species.
Lavengro | George BorrowThe winged horse snorted, and shook with anger, and tried to unseat his rider by every258 trick known to equine ingenuity.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerYour enjoyment of the proofs cheers me greatly; and pray thank Mrs. Blackwood for her valuable hints on equine matters.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) | George EliotThe same characters are presented in the uniform of cavalrymen, mounted on the fine equine stock of the plantation.
In The Saddle | Oliver OpticMr. Hay made a desperate effort to conceal the equine portion with the tails of his coat, but in vain.
British Dictionary definitions for equine
/ (ˈɛkwaɪn) /
of, relating to, or resembling a horse
of, relating to, or belonging to the family Equidae, which comprises horses, zebras, and asses
Origin of equine
1Derived forms of equine
- equinely, adverb
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Scientific definitions for equine
[ ē′kwīn′, ĕk′wīn′ ]
Characteristic of or resembling horses or related animals, such as donkeys.
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