Equine \E"quine\, a. [L. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to Gr.
?, Skr. a?va, OS. ehu, AS. eh, eoh, Icel. j?r, OIr. ech, cf.
Skr. a? to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E. acute, edge,
eager, a. Cf. Hippopotamus.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
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The shoulders, body, things, and mane are equine; the
head completely bovine. --Sir J.
Barrow.
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