equine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛkwaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈikwaɪn, ˈɛkwaɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ē′kwīn, ek′wīn)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•quine /ˈikwaɪn, ˈɛkwaɪn/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or resembling a horse.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•quine  (ē′kwīn, ek′wīn),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse:a bold, equine face.

n. 
  1. a horse.
  • Latin equīnus, equivalent. to equ(us) horse + -īnus -ine1
  • 1770–80
e′quine•ly, adv. 
e•quin′i•ty, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
equine / ˈɛkwaɪn/
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a horse
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin equīnus, from equus horse
'equine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ine - distemper - equine distemper - equine encephalitis - equine infectious anemia - equine metritis - horse - infectious anemia of horses - mare - quagga - strangles - swamp fever

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