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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Perissodactylahorses and related animals, all genera of which are extinct, except Equus.

Etymologies

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Equus +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • Equidae is then grouped with two other families, the rhinoceroses and the tapirs, to make up an "order," Perissodactyla, the odd-toed ungulates.

    Lazarus, Elvis, zombies and Jimmy Hoffa Edward Willett 2007

  • The horse is of the family Equidae that includes the ass, zebra, etc.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • The horse is of the family Equidae that includes the ass, zebra, etc.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • Likewise you stay alongside Griselda as the full horrors of the life of the horses in post-war Cairo are revealed and her search for Philomena becomes increasingly desperate, with it comes that complete understanding for those of us not quite so devoted to family Equidae.

    Our Horses in Egypt 2008

  • Likewise you stay alongside Griselda as the full horrors of the life of the horses in post-war Cairo are revealed and her search for Philomena becomes increasingly desperate, with it comes that complete understanding for those of us not quite so devoted to family Equidae.

    Our Horses in Egypt 2008

  • Look, remember this, here I am a keen rider forging links with Family Equidae.

    Such stuff as dreams are made on... 2008

  • Look, remember this, here I am a keen rider forging links with Family Equidae.

    Such stuff as dreams are made on... 2008

  • Related genera, such as the asses and onagers, are grouped together into "families" -- in this case, the Family Equidae.

    Lazarus, Elvis, zombies and Jimmy Hoffa Edward Willett 2007

  • Equidae, for example, are almost exclusively used monofunctionally, as there is normally no demand for their meat (compare Harris, 1988).

    1. Selection of animals 1991

  • Another ligament, peculiar to Equidae -- the accessory (pubiofemoral) -- is attached to the head of the femur near the round ligament and passes through the cotyloid notch and along the under side of the pubis.

    Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 John Victor Lacroix

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