: of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
equine
noun
equinely
adverb
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Chris is a horse racing jockey and Shelby works at an equine hospital.
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
Horses regularly were bred and traded internationally during this era, the researchers said, including from royal efforts to diversify the equine stock.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
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Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
Horses regularly were bred and traded internationally during this era, the researchers said, including from royal efforts to diversify the equine stock.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Equine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equine. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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