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equid

[ ek-wid ]

noun

  1. We are concerned with the question of why so many wild equids are threatened with extinction.

equid

/ ĕk′wĭd,ē′kwĭd /

  1. Any of various hoofed mammals of the family Equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Equids have muscular bodies with long, slender legs adapted for running and a single hoofed digit at the end of each limb.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of equid1

First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin Equidae, family name; equivalent to Latin equ(us) “horse” + -idae ( def )

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Example Sentences

Equid, the horse family, a division of the odd-toed (perissodactyle) Ungulates or hoofed mammals.

This most useful quadruped belongs to the family Equid, distinguished by a single digit and hoof on each foot.

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