HyperDic: genus_equus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Equus:
NOUNanimalgenus Equus, Equustype genus of the Equidae
English > genus Equus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae.
SynonymEquus
Member ofEquidae, family Equidaehorses
Membersasshardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
domestic ass, donkey, Equus asinusdomestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass
hinnyHybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass
horse, Equus caballussolid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
muleHybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse
quagga, Equus quaggamammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra
wild assAny of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
zebraAny of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals
Spanishequus, genus equus
Catalanequus, genus equus

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