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e⋅quine

  [ee-kwahyn, ek-wahyn]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse: a bold, equine face.
–noun
2. a horse.
Origin:
1770–80; < L equīnus, equiv. to equ(us) horse + -īnus -ine 1

Related forms:
e⋅quine⋅ly, adverb
e⋅quin⋅i⋅ty, noun
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e·quine   (ē'kwīn', ěk'wīn')   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.

  2. Of or belonging to the family Equidae, which includes the horses, asses, and zebras.


[Latin equīnus, from equus, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots.]
e'quine' n.
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Word Origin & History

equine 
1778, from L. equinus, from equus "horse," from PIE base *ekwos "horse" (cf. Skt. asvah, Gk. hippos, O.E. eoh, O.Ir. ech).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: equine
Pronunciation: 'E-"kwIn, 'ek-"wIn
Function: noun
: a member of the family Equidae; especially : HORSE —equine adjective
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equine e·quine (ē'kwīn', ěk'wīn')
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.

  2. Of or belonging to the family Equidae, which includes the horses, asses, and zebras.

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