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Definition: Equus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Equus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1536. (references)

Etymology:Equus \E"quus\, noun. [Latin expression, horse.]. (references)

Common Expressions: Equus

Expressions Definition
Equus (magazine) Equus is a monthly magazine for horse owners that was first published in November of 1977. The ISSN for Equus is 0149-0672. (references)
Equus asinus 1: A wild ass of Africa. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  2: Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus Burchelli Of the plains of central and eastern Africa. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus caballus Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus caballus gomelini European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus caballus przevalskii Wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus caballus przewalskii Wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus grevyi Zebra with less continuous stripes. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus hemionus Asiatic wild ass. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus hemionus hemionus Mongolian wild ass. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus kiang Wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus quagga Mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Equus zebra zebra Narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Equus Type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hyundai Equus The Hyundai Equus (also sold as the Centennial) is a large luxury car produced in South Korea. The car is based upon the Mitsubishi Proudia. It was introduced in 1999 as a front wheel drive car similar in size and appearance to the Lexus LS. It will be updated for 2006 with rear wheel drive and both V6 and V8 engines. Hyundai reportedly plans to bring a derivative of the Equus to the United States market at that time. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: Equus

Expressions Domain Definition
Equus Octōber Antiquities Equus Octōber. See Palilia. (references)
Equus Tutĭcus Antiquities Equus Tutĭcus. A town of Samnium, on the Appian Way, distant, according to the itineraries, twenty-two Roman miles from Cluvia, which is itself ten miles northeast of Beneventum. The term Tuticus is Oscan, equivalent to the Latin magnus. Much discussion has arisen among geographers as to the precise situation of this place. The branch of the Appian Way on which Equus Tuticus stood runs nearly parallel with that which Horace seems to have followed in his well-known journey to Brundisium. Horace, in speaking (according to the scholiasts) of Equus Tuticus, alludes to the unmanageable nature of the name in verse, Mansuri oppidulo, quod versu dicere non est (Sat.i. 5 Sat., 87). Modern scholars do not think Equus Tuticus to have been the town in question, but it was certainly on the road from Rome to Brundisium (Ad Att. vi. 1. 1), and no more likely place has been suggested as the one that Horace had in mind. See Palmer ad loc. (references)
Funālis Equus Antiquities Funālis Equus (paraseiros, seiraphoros). An outrigger to a chariot drawn by horses abreast of each other (Theb. vi. 462). When the chariot had four horses attached, two outriggers were added, one on each side of the yoke-horses (iugales), and called respectively dexter and sinister (Suet. Tib. 6). The name funarius is also used. See Isidor. Orig. xviii. 35. (references)
Funarius Equus Antiquities Funarius Equus. See Funalis Equus. (references)
Octōber Equus Antiquities Octōber Equus. A Roman rite originally held in honor of Mars. On the Ides of October in each year there was held a race of two-horse chariots (bigae) in the Campus Martius, after which the off-horse of the winning chariot was sacrificed by the Flamen Martialis. The tail was cut off (Arnob. vii. 24), and taken to the Regia, while the blood from it was sprinkled on the hearth of Vesta. The inhabitants of the Via Sacra and the Subura had a rough-and-tumble fight for the possession of the head. This contest was symbolical of the rivalry between the two halves of the older city. See Mommsen, Hist. of Rome, i. 53; Burn, Rome and the Campagna, p. 38; and Marquardt, Staatsverwaltung, iii. 334 foll. (references)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Equus

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
EQUUS English Efficient Qualitative and Quantitative use of Knowledge-Based Systems in Financial Management Computing
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Extended Definition: Equus

Equus

Equus (IPA: /ɛkwʊs/; Latin for horse or steed) may refer to:

  • Equus (genus), a genus of animals including horses, donkeys, zebras and onagers
  • Equus (play), a play by Peter Shaffer
  • Equus (film), a film adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play
  • Equus (band), Swiss instrumental progressive rock band
  • Equus (magazine), American monthly lifestyle magazine for horse enthusiasts
  • Equus (language), the body language expressed by horses; coined by Monty Roberts
  • Equus (comics), a comic book character; an opponent of Superman
  • Equus Computer Systems, a computer manufacturer and integrator based in Minnetonka, Minnesota
  • Hyundai Equus, Korean automobile model built by Hyundai Motor Company
  • "Equus" (song), a song for concert band by Eric Whitacre
  • "Equus" (song), a song by Blonde Redhead
  • "Equus" (song), a song by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies off their 1994 album Rapid City Muscle Car

See also

  • Equestrian

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Equus". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Equus

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Equus 81     Equus 81
Equus (play) 29     Equus (comics) 20
Equus (comics) 20     Equus (film) 10
Hyundai Equus 14     Equus (magazine) 6
Equus scotti 11     Equus (play) 29
Equus (film) 10     Equus Computer Systems 6
Equus (magazine) 6     Equus namadicus 4
Equus Computer Systems 6     Equus scotti 11
Equus sivalensis 5     Equus sivalensis 5
Equus namadicus 4     Equus Survival Trust 3
Equus Survival Trust 3     Hyundai Equus 14

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Synonyms: Equus
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Other

 Eohippus.

Expression

 genus Equus.
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Translations: Equus

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Central Danish Halvaesel (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 马属 (equus). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 馬屬 (equus). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish Halvaesel (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk Halvaesel (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Equus (Equus), Paardezel (Equus hemionus), Halfezel (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish EQUUS-projekti (Equus). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Hémione (wild ass, Equus hemionus). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
French Hémione (wild ass, Equus hemionus). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek αποδοτική ποσοτικά και ποιοτικά χρήση των KBS σε οικονομική διοίκηση (Equus), άγριος ημίονος (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) apodhotiki posotika kai poiotika khrisi ton kbs se oikonomiki dhioikisi (Equus), agrios imionos (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi EQUUS (Equus). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland Halvaesel (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish kulán (Equus hemionus). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea EQUUS-projekti (Equus). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi EQUUS-projekti (Equus). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska EQUUS (Equus). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish EQUUS (Equus). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, equus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Equus

Language Translations for “equus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin equusway (equus). Additional references: Pig Latin, equus. (volunteer)
Terran B Equus- (Equus). Additional references: Terran B, equus. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Equus

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 equal (Equus, par), calm (Equus, quietus), steed (Equus), mount (Equus, mons, Montis), level (Equus), just (Equus), horse (Equus), favorable (Equus, prosper), even (Equus), Equus hemionus (hemionus, Asian wild ass, Asiatic wild ass, equus hemionus). Additional references: Latin, equus. (volunteer)
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