equidae
IPA: ˈɛkwɪdeɪ
Root Word: Equidae
noun
- (sometimes known as the horse family) the taxonomic family of horses and related animals, including the extant horses, asses, and zebras, and many other species known only from fossils.
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Examples of "equidae" in Sentences
- They are a part of the Equidae family.
- Templete equidae was being used in this fashion.
- There are many other genera in Equidae known only from fossils.
- Both belong to the genus Equidae in the Biological classification.
- I don't really care that much if we call it Equus, Equidae or Equine.
- Equidae died out in the western hemisphere at the end of the last Ice Age.
- Think of Equidae as a bush with MANY branches, at the tip of each is a species.
- Xenicohippus is now thought to be an early member of the horse family, Equidae.
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