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Equus
(gcide) | Equus \E"quus\, n. [L., horse.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.
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equus
(wn) | Equus
n 1: type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the
family Equidae [syn: Equus, genus Equus] |
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Equus asinus
(gcide) | Ass \Ass\, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen,
asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG.
esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas,
Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin;
cf. Heb. ath?n she ass. Cf. Ease.]
1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus),
smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray
and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow,
and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and
stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which
are swift-footed.
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2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. --Shak.
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Asses' Bridge. [L. pons asinorum.] The fifth proposition of
the first book of Euclid, "The angles at the base of an
isosceles triangle are equal to one another." [Sportive]
"A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge." --F.
Harrison.
To make an ass of one's self, to do or say something very
foolish or absurd.
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Equus Burchellii
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
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Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
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Equus caballus
(gcide) | Horse \Horse\ (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. &
OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to
run, E. course, current Cf. Walrus.]
1. (Zool.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus;
especially, the domestic horse (Equus caballus), which
was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.
It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with
six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below.
The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or
wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having
a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base.
Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility,
courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for
drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.
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Note: Many varieties, differing in form, size, color, gait,
speed, etc., are known, but all are believed to have
been derived from the same original species. It is
supposed to have been a native of the plains of Central
Asia, but the wild species from which it was derived is
not certainly known. The feral horses of America are
domestic horses that have run wild; and it is probably
true that most of those of Asia have a similar origin.
Some of the true wild Asiatic horses do, however,
approach the domestic horse in several characteristics.
Several species of fossil (Equus) are known from the
later Tertiary formations of Europe and America. The
fossil species of other genera of the family
Equid[ae] are also often called horses, in general
sense.
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2. The male of the genus Equus, in distinction from the
female or male; usually, a castrated male.
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3. Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural
termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished
from foot.
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The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five
thousand horse and foot. --Bacon.
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4. A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a
clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.
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5. A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers
were made to ride for punishment.
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6. Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a
horse; a hobby.
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7. (Mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same
character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a
vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a
vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance.
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8. (Naut.)
(a) See Footrope, a.
(b) A breastband for a leadsman.
(c) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.
(d) A jackstay. --W. C. Russell. --Totten.
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9. (Student Slang)
(a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or
examination; -- called also trot, pony, Dobbin.
(b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.
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10. heroin. [slang]
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11. horsepower. [Colloq. contraction]
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Note: Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to
signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses,
like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or
horse?dealer, horsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often
in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as,
horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay,
horse ant, etc.
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Black horse, Blood horse, etc. See under Black, etc.
Horse aloes, caballine aloes.
Horse ant (Zool.), a large ant (Formica rufa); -- called
also horse emmet.
Horse artillery, that portion of the artillery in which the
cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the
cavalry; flying artillery.
Horse balm (Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant
(Collinsonia Canadensis), having large leaves and
yellowish flowers.
Horse bean (Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean
(Faba vulgaris), grown for feeding horses.
Horse boat, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a
boat propelled by horses.
Horse bot. (Zool.) See Botfly, and Bots.
Horse box, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses,
as hunters. [Eng.]
Horse breaker or Horse trainer, one employed in subduing
or training horses for use.
Horse car.
(a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under Car.
(b) A car fitted for transporting horses.
Horse cassia (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Cassia
Javanica}), bearing long pods, which contain a black,
catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse
medicine.
Horse cloth, a cloth to cover a horse.
Horse conch (Zool.), a large, spiral, marine shell of the
genus Triton. See Triton.
Horse courser.
(a) One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing.
--Johnson.
(b) A dealer in horses. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
Horse crab (Zool.), the Limulus; -- called also
horsefoot, horsehoe crab, and king crab.
Horse crevall['e] (Zool.), the cavally.
Horse emmet (Zool.), the horse ant.
Horse finch (Zool.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse gentian (Bot.), fever root.
Horse iron (Naut.), a large calking iron.
Horse latitudes, a space in the North Atlantic famous for
calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds
of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
Horse mackrel. (Zool.)
(a) The common tunny (Orcynus thunnus), found on the
Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the
Mediterranean.
(b) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
(c) The scad.
(d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes,
as the California hake, the black candlefish, the
jurel, the bluefish, etc.
Horse marine (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a
mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang]
Horse mussel (Zool.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola
modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and
America.
Horse nettle (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the
Solanum Carolinense.
Horse parsley. (Bot.) See Alexanders.
Horse purslain (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical
America (Trianthema monogymnum).
Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running
or trotting.
Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses.
Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by
horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States,
called a tramway.
Horse run (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded
wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power.
Horse sense, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.]
Horse soldier, a cavalryman.
Horse sponge (Zool.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge
(Spongia equina).
Horse stinger (Zool.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse sugar (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the
United States (Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are
sweet, and good for fodder.
Horse tick (Zool.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca
equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and
sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, {horse
louse}, and forest fly.
Horse vetch (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis
(Hippocrepis comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its
flowers; -- called also horsehoe vetch, from the
peculiar shape of its pods.
Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.]
Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef.
To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine the mouth of
a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to
ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a
critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell.
To take horse.
(a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay.
(b) To be covered, as a mare.
(c) See definition 7 (above).
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Equus grevyi
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
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Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
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Equus hemionus
(gcide) | Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. [L.
onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which
threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated
by machinery. --Fairholt.
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2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the
koulan (Equus hemionus syn. Equus hemippus syn.
Equus onager, formely Asinus onager).
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Equus hemippus
(gcide) | Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. [L.
onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which
threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated
by machinery. --Fairholt.
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2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the
koulan (Equus hemionus syn. Equus hemippus syn.
Equus onager, formely Asinus onager).
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Equus onager
(gcide) | Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. Onagri, E. Onagers. [L.
onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which
threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated
by machinery. --Fairholt.
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2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the
koulan (Equus hemionus syn. Equus hemippus syn.
Equus onager, formely Asinus onager).
[1913 Webster +PJC]Koulan \Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A wild horse (Equus onager or Asinus onager) inhabiting
the plains of Central Asia; -- called also gour, khur,
and onager. [Written also kulan.]
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Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which
it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but
fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal
stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is
intermediate between the horse and ass.
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Equus quagga
(gcide) | Quagga \Quag"ga\, n. [Hottentot.] (Zool.)
A South African wild ass (Equus quagga syn. {Hippotigris
quagga}). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler
behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face,
neck, and fore part of the body. The species became extinct
in the late 1800's, largely due to excessive hunting.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
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Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
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Equus zebra
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
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Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
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equus
(wn) | Equus
n 1: type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the
family Equidae [syn: Equus, genus Equus] |
equus asinus
(wn) | Equus asinus
n 1: a wild ass of Africa [syn: African wild ass, {Equus
asinus}]
2: domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass;
patient but stubborn [syn: domestic ass, donkey, {Equus
asinus}] |
equus burchelli
(wn) | Equus Burchelli
n 1: of the plains of central and eastern Africa [syn: {common
zebra}, Burchell's zebra, Equus Burchelli] |
equus caballus
(wn) | Equus caballus
n 1: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since
prehistoric times [syn: horse, Equus caballus] |
equus caballus gomelini
(wn) | Equus caballus gomelini
n 1: European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century
[syn: tarpan, Equus caballus gomelini] |
equus caballus przevalskii
(wn) | Equus caballus przevalskii
n 1: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now
endangered [syn: Przewalski's horse, {Przevalski's
horse}, Equus caballus przewalskii, {Equus caballus
przevalskii}] |
equus caballus przewalskii
(wn) | Equus caballus przewalskii
n 1: wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now
endangered [syn: Przewalski's horse, {Przevalski's
horse}, Equus caballus przewalskii, {Equus caballus
przevalskii}] |
equus grevyi
(wn) | Equus grevyi
n 1: zebra with less continuous stripes [syn: grevy's zebra,
Equus grevyi] |
equus hemionus
(wn) | Equus hemionus
n 1: Asiatic wild ass [syn: onager, Equus hemionus] |
equus hemionus hemionus
(wn) | Equus hemionus hemionus
n 1: Mongolian wild ass [syn: chigetai, dziggetai, {Equus
hemionus hemionus}] |
equus kiang
(wn) | Equus kiang
n 1: wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia [syn: kiang, {Equus
kiang}] |
equus quagga
(wn) | Equus quagga
n 1: mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct
since late 19th century [syn: quagga, Equus quagga] |
equus zebra zebra
(wn) | Equus zebra zebra
n 1: narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa
[syn: mountain zebra, Equus zebra zebra] |
genus equus
(wn) | genus Equus
n 1: type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the
family Equidae [syn: Equus, genus Equus] |
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