单词 | equine |
释义 | equineadj.n. A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > equus caballus or horse > [adjective] horselyc1386 chevaline1550 horsy1591 equinal1609 caballine1712 hippian1758 equine1778 hippic1846 1778 G. L. Way Learning at Loss II. 7 I..made some feeble Efforts towards entering into an equine Conversation. 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 260 It [the gnoo] partakes of the horse, the ox, the stag, and the antelope: the shoulders, body, thighs, and mane, are equine; the head completely bovine. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. II. x. 41 His laugh was equine. 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. 55 The mule is apt to forget all but the equine side of his pedigree. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie II. xiii. 230 It brought a lusty equine response from the farm. B. n. A horse. Also, an equid. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > member of hippoid1880 equine1883 equid1889 1883 Harper's Mag. Nov. 904/2 The contests were..more tightly fought out than by the trotting equines. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 25 Mar. 4/2 One of the essential differences between the engineer's horse-power and the equine's effort is that a properly made engine..will give off its maximum effort for prolonged periods; but..this cannot be done by a horse. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. i. 9 The curious striped equines, known as zebras. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1778 |
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