genus equus

Noun
  1. Type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae (synset 102376495)
    is a type of: mammal genus - a genus of mammals
    member holonym:
    • equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    • ass - hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
    • domestic ass, donkey, equus asinus - domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
    • mule - hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
    • hinny - hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
    • wild ass - any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
    • zebra - any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
    • equus quagga, quagga - mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century
    belongs to: equidae, family equidae - horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
    same as: equus

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