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equid

US/ˈɛk.wɪd/ uncommon

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hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck

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An appellativization from Equid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, Latin equ(us) (“horse”) + -id.

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