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equine

[ee-kwahyn, ek-wahyn] / ˈi kwaɪn, ˈɛk waɪn /
NOUN
hoofed mammal
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Every year, as many as 7,000 horses pass through the equine hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

You may have heard of the Horse Girl: the adolescent female obsessed with beasts of the equine variety, the girl who watches National Velvet on repeat and begs her parents for riding lessons.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

David Collings of Hampshire Horse Watch, which liaises between the local equine community and police, said the theft was "very disturbing" but admitted it had "no ideas" where the ponies might be.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Footage showed the horizontal equine squirming and struggling as a firefighter and a veterinarian assisted him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

He peers down from tiny round eyes over a long equine nose.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz