equine

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to, affecting, or resembling horses and other members of the horse family

   The clinic specializes in equine medicine and treats horses throughout the region.

2. 2
   noun

   an animal of the horse family, such as a horse, ass, or zebra

   The zebra is an equine adapted to open grassland.

A learned borrowing from Latin equinus ("of or pertaining to horses"), from equus ("horse"). It functions both as an adjective for horses and their relatives and as a noun for a member of the family Equidae.

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