equid

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Recent Examples of equid Two thirds of working equids suffer from harness wounds. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 But horses went extinct on the continent at the end of the last ice age; modern equids all hail from Africa and Eurasia, where domestication also occurred. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2026 The engravings include 90 camels, 17 ibex (a wild mountain goat), 15 equids (an animal from the horse family), 7 gazelles and 1 aurochs (a now-extinct cow), according to the study. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Recent studies show that wild equids are key to healthy ecosystems and play a vital role by increasing ecosystem resiliency and buffering against negative impacts of climate change. Jennifer Best, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025 Tetanus was common, and millions of doses of antitoxin serum were produced using horses — another point of close contact between humans and equids during wartime. John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Whether this was the case for at least some of the equids at Casas del Turuñuelo is still a mystery. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023 Present-day equids, including horses, donkeys, and zebras, have only a single toe. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equid
Noun
  • The Jacksons, who created an endowment to assist with equine disease research at Pennsylvania, say that across the industry, racehorse aftercare practices have improved over the past 20 years.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • As Black-Eyed Susan day got underway at Laurel Park on Friday, racehorse 'Hit Zero' died in his debut.
    Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The jets have six underwing mounts for bombs or rockets as well as a 25-millimeter cannon that can fire 300 rounds, according to the Wings Over the Rockies aviation museum.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • Its staff on Wednesday hoisted the cannons, weighing up to 1500 pounds (680 kilograms) apiece, onto custom display mounts that staffers likened to giant wine racks.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.
    Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Its two miles of beaches are home to an assortment of wildlife, including the wild horses, deer and more than 200 species of birds, from seagulls to herons, egrets to eagles and more.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • For example, trick roping performed by horse riders that don’t actually lasso animals or choreographed riding to music are not included in the ban.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Perhaps most notably, the annual opera program will divert from the Pacific Symphony’s traditional Verdi and Puccini Italian operatic warhorses.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • But these warhorses have been rejuvenated in startling ways.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • One that began with a pregnant mare shot and abandoned in a field, barely alive.
    Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • First, find all your ilmenite-rich regions (which are typically in lunar mare, the dark patches on the moon that signify frozen seas of ancient lava).
    Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • The roan colt is not just recognizable in the starting crush by his distinctive grey coat, looked at head-on, he’s easily seen by his bright royal blue padded noseband and the gold square on the black blinders whose fabric spans his forehead.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • The effort builds on roughly two years of development, during which the company has assembled the ancient bluebuck genome, created a reference genome using the roan antelope, completed comparative genomic analysis, and established foundational cellular and reproductive systems for the species.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • One o’clock in the morning, pitch black, no moon, no nothing, and every one of those bombs went right down those chutes, blew up.
    NBC news, NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • If that’s the case for you, consider hues like neutral taupe, classic black, or striking leopard.
    Ruby McAuliffe, InStyle, 7 June 2026

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“Equid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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