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equine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Horses
eq·uine /ˈekwaɪn, ˈiː-/ adjective  DSHrelating to horses, or looking like a horse 马的;像马的
Examples from the Corpus
equineHer face, which had always been long, was now positively equine.All winners for 1995, equine and human, were unanimous choices.Then a bad windstorm removed his head and a Styrofoam replacement was added to create an equine beast.Today's traffic is fast and unforgiving of equine errors and terrors.A particularly apt image, since Master James's hotter moments increased the equine nature of his features.They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.The treatment of tendon injuries in competition horses is much argued about amongst horse owners and equine veterinary surgeons.But Dan Crawley's adopted niece clearly shared Henry's faith in the equine world.
Origin equine (1700-1800) Latin equinus, from equus horse
eq·uine adjectiveChineseSyllable
horse looking relating to horses, Corpus or like a


equine
equine /ˈekwaɪn, ˈiː-/ adjective
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Latin
 Origin: equinus, from equus 'horse'
relating to horses, or looking like a horse


equineBrE /ˈekwaɪn/ 🔊, /ˈiːkwaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈiːkwaɪn/ 🔊 adjective (formal) connected with horses; like a horse 马的;马科的;似马的