equine

equine
equine;
equine·ly;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • Equine — E quine, a. [L. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. a?va, OS. ehu, AS. eh, eoh, Icel. j?r, OIr. ech, cf. Skr. a? to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E. acute, edge, eager, a. Cf. {Hippopotamus}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Equine — Equine, s. Pocken (der Haustiere) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • equine — (adj.) 1765, from L. equinus, from equus horse, from PIE root *ekwo horse (Cf. Gk. hippos, O.Ir. ech, O.E. eoh, Goth. aihwa , Skt. açva , Avestan aspa , O.C.S. ehu , all meaning horse ) …   Etymology dictionary

  • equine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to horses or other members of the horse family. 2) resembling a horse. ► NOUN ▪ a horse or other member of the horse family. ORIGIN Latin equinus, from equus horse …   English terms dictionary

  • equine — [ē′kwīn΄; ] also [ e′kwīn΄] adj. [L equinus < equus: see EQUESTRIAN] of, like, or characteristic of a horse n. a horse …   English World dictionary

  • Équine — Cheval Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cheval (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • équine — ● équin, équine adjectif (latin equinus) Relatif au cheval. Se dit d un pied atteint d équinisme. équin, équine [ekɛ̃, ekin] adj. ÉTYM. Av. 1502; lat. equinus, de equus « cheval ». ❖ …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • equine — Relating to, derived from, or resembling the horse, mule, ass, or other members of the genus Equus. [L. equinus, fr. equus, horse] * * * equine ē .kwīn, ek .wīn n a member of the family Equidae esp HORSE equine adj * * * (eґkwīn) [L. equus a …   Medical dictionary

  • equine — e|quine [ i,kwaın, e,kwaın ] adjective relating to horses: an outbreak of equine fever a. looking like a horse: equine features …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • equine — [[t]e̱kwaɪn, AM i͟ːk [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Equine means connected with or relating to horses. The event has been cancelled this spring due to the outbreak of equine influenza in the stables …   English dictionary

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