Equus

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See also: equus

Translingual

Equus ferus przewalskii

Etymology

From Latin equus (“horse”).

Pronunciation

English: IPA^(key): /ˈɛkwəs/

Proper noun

Equus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – horses, zebras, donkeys, and onagers.

Hypernyms

(species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Perissodactyla - order; Equoidea - superfamily; Equidae - family; Equinae - subfamily; Equini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Equus asinus, Equus burchelli (obsolete), Equus caballus, Equus ferus, Equus grevyi (Grévy's zebra), Equus hemionus (Asiatic wild ass), Equus kiang (Tibetan wild ass), Equus mulus (archaic), Equus quagga, Equus zebra (mountain zebra) (extant species)
- Equus alaskae, Equus altidens, Equus bressanus, Equus calobatus, Equus conversidens, Equus crenidens, Equus cumminsii, Equus eisenmannae, Equus excelsus, Equus francisci, Equus fraternus, Equus fromanius, Equus giganteus, Equus hippo, Equus holmesi, Equus hydruntinus, Equus idahoensis, Equus jubatus, Equus lambei, Equus laurentius, Equus leidyi, Equus litoralis, Equus mosbachensis, Equus nearticus, Equus niobrarensis, Equus occidentalis, Equus ovodovi, Equus pacificus, Equus pectinatus, Equus pseudaltidens, Equus robustus, Equus sanmeniensis, Equus scotti, Equus semiplicatus, Equus simplicidens, Equus stenonis, Equus sussenbornensis, Equus verae (extinct species)

References

Equus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Equus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Equus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁éḱwos

Special use of equus.

Proper noun

Equus m sg (genitive Equī); second declension

The constellation Pegasus.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Equus
Genitive	Equī
Dative	Equō
Accusative	Equum
Ablative	Equō
Vocative	Eque

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