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Definition of Equus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Equidae, Family Equidae
Member holonyms: Equus Caballus, Horse, Ass, Domestic Ass, Donkey, Equus Asinus, Mule, Hinny, Wild Ass, Zebra, Equus Quagga, Quagga
Definition of Equus
1. n. A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.
Medical Definition of Equus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Equus
Literary usage of Equus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Explorations in Turkestan, Expedition of 1904: Prehistoric Civilizations of by Raphael Pumpelly (1908)
"It can, therefore, be assumed at once that equus przewalskii ... await more
abundant data concerning equus przewalskii before reaching such a conclusion. ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1844)
"Amongst the numerous teeth of a species of equus, as large as a horse fourteen
and a half hands high, collected from the Oreston cavernous fissures, ..."
3. Essay on the Theory of the Earth by Georges Cuvier, Robert Jameson (1817)
"equus. Horse. equus. Cabal/us ? Fossil remains of a species of horse are found
in alluvial soil associated with those of the elephant, rhinoceros, hyaena, ..."
4. The Geologist by Samuel Joseph Mackie (1863)
"equus Americanas (Leides). Characters ?—1 am yet unable to form any distinct idea
as to this species from the few figures and descriptions I have seen. ..."
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