Equid (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
Synonyms:
equid; equine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("equid" is a kind of...):
odd-toed ungulate; perissodactyl; perissodactyl mammal (placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equid"):
Equus caballus; horse (solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
ass (hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)
mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile)
hinny (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile)
zebra (any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines)
Equus quagga; quagga (mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century)
Holonyms ("equid" is a member of...):
Equidae; family Equidae (horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals)