Definition of genus equus Genus equus
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What does genus equus mean?
WordNet
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| genus equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae | ||
| Equus, genus Equus | ||
| mammal genus a genus of mammals | ||
| equidae, family equidae horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals | ||
| equus caballus, horse solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times | ||
| ass hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse | ||
| domestic ass, donkey, equus asinus domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn | ||
| mule hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile | ||
| hinny hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; "a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule" | ||
| wild ass any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa | ||
| zebra any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines | ||
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