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equine

/ˈɛkˌwaɪn/US/ˈɛkˌwaɪn/

equine adjective: of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.

Adjective

equine (comparative more equine, superlative most equine)

  1. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
    • He who believes that each equine species was independently created, will, I presume, assert that each species has been created with a tendency to vary, both under nature and under domestication, in this particular manner, so as often to become striped like other species of the genus; and that each...1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species
    • It should come as no surprise that horses suffer from tendon and ligament injuries. When one considers these vital parts of the equine anatomy and the stresses placed upon them, it’s a tribute to the horse’s physical make-up that there aren’t more injuries.2002 April 1, Les Sellnow, “Tendons and Ligaments”, in The Horse.com
  2. Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus, including horses, donkeys, mules, zebras, and others.

Noun

equine (plural equines)

  1. Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus.

equine meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Persian

equine in Tamil

குதிரை இனம், குதிரை சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, குதிரை

equine in Kannada

ಕುದುರೆಯ, ಕುದುರೆಯಂತಹ

equine in Arabic

of or relating to a horse or horses
فَرَسِيّ farasiyy, خَيْلِيّ ḵayliyy

equine in Persian

of or relating to a horse or horses
اسبی asbi, اسپی aspi

Examples of equine in a sentence

  • This was the horse... and the line that used equine power was older than the Liverpool & Manchester [Railway].2023 January 11, Richard Foster, “British Rail's weirdest railways...: Nantlle Railway”, in RAIL, number 974, page 51:
  • The equine escapees caused chaos bolting through the capital, colliding with vehicles and startling pedestrians.2024 April 27, Michael Hogan, “Did five frightened horses bolting through London really mean the end was neigh?”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

All 18 example sentences with equine

Synonyms of equine

All synonyms of equine

Forms of equine

Adjective
comparativemore equine
superlativemost equine
Noun
pluralequines

Origin of equine

Learned borrowing from Latin equīnus (“of or pertaining to horses”).

Words formed from equine

Words that rhyme with equine

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Questions about equine

What does equine mean?
Equine means of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
What is equine in Tamil?
Equine in Tamil is குதிரை இனம், குதிரை சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, குதிரை. See Equine meaning in Tamil.
How do you use equine in a sentence?
This was the horse... and the line that used equine power was older than the Liverpool & Manchester [Railway].
What part of speech is equine?
Equine can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce equine?
Equine is pronounced /ˈɛkˌwaɪn/ (UK).

Words near equine in the dictionary

  1. equimultiples
  2. equimutagenic
  3. equinal
  4. equinatoxin
  5. equinatoxins
  6. equine
  7. equine rhabdomyelosis
  8. equine therapy
  9. equine variola
  10. equinecessary
  11. equinely

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: equine (page history and authors); equine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); equine (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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