Equid
/ˈiː.kwɪd/noun
Any mammal of the horse family, including horses, zebras, and asses.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin equus, meaning “horse,” and modern biology uses it to name an entire evolutionary branch of hoofed animals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁éḱwos
“horse”
Latin
Latin
equus
“horse”
Modern scientific Latin
Latin
Equidae
“the horse family”
19th Century
English
equid
“a member of the horse family”
Modern English
English
equid
“any horse, zebra, or ass in the family Equidae”
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