equid

noun

ˈe-ˌkwid How to pronounce equid (audio) ˈē- How to pronounce equid (audio)
Synonyms of equidnext
: any of a family (Equidae) of perissodactyl mammals consisting of the horses, asses, zebras, and extinct related animals

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Two thirds of working equids suffer from harness wounds. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 But horses went extinct on the continent at the end of the last ice age; modern equids all hail from Africa and Eurasia, where domestication also occurred. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2026 The engravings include 90 camels, 17 ibex (a wild mountain goat), 15 equids (an animal from the horse family), 7 gazelles and 1 aurochs (a now-extinct cow), according to the study. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Recent studies show that wild equids are key to healthy ecosystems and play a vital role by increasing ecosystem resiliency and buffering against negative impacts of climate change. — Jennifer Best, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for equid

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Equidae, family name, from Equus, genus name, from Latin, horse

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of equid was circa 1889

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