equid

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Recent Examples of equid 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 In Greek folklore, a donkey — an equid involved in the harvest and production of wine — was the mount that carried the god Dionysus into battle against the Giants, and flutes fashioned from donkey tibiae (which produced a braying-like sound) were used in his worship. Franz Lidz Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023 The study offers convincing evidence that the esteemed kunga did in fact exist, in the form of a first-generation hybrid of a domestic donkey and a wild donkey or other type of equid. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 Cuneiform tablets found in this region discuss an equid of high value, known as a kunga. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 These vehicles were not pulled by horses, but by oxen and other draft animals, or equids such as donkeys or mules. National Geographic, 30 Apr. 2020 Cattle and other livestock can also transmit diseases such as anthrax and babesiosis to the wild equids. National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2020 Bovids, equids and, in particular, canids, were put to work by H. sapiens; felids always took a slightly different view of the matter, but were indulged for their rodent-catching talents. The Economist, 22 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equid
Noun
  • There's an entire section that dictates how to depreciate a racehorse over three years (true story), but try finding a simple explanation of whether your crypto losses offset your W-2 income.
    Darren T. Case, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • This felt like a Miami Heat season looking for a way to end, to be over, to be put out of its misery like a crippled racehorse humanely put down.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The image stabilization is good enough to use it on a drone (custom mounts required).
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 12 May 2025
  • The top panel features two sets of 120mm fan mounts that, due to being 20mm offset from each other, also support 140mm fans around 33mm above the motherboard’s top edge.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The other horses who competed at the 151st Kentucky Derby were Citizen Bull, Neoquos, American Promise, Admire Daytona, Flying Mohawk, East Avenue, Publisher, Tiztastic, Render Judgement, Coal Battle, Chunk of Gold and Owen Almighty.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 May 2025
  • The 20 horses with the most points get a starting gate post.
    Javier Zarracina, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Ride Giannis Into the Paint—and the Pacers Into the Ground With no Lillard for now, the Bucks’ offensive warhorse is back to full-time duty.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The National Symphony Orchestra is planning warhorses by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich and world premieres by Carlos Simon, the Kennedy Center’s composer in residence; Valerie Coleman; and others.
    Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The book warns that cheese made from dog milk would cause a woman to deliver her baby prematurely and also notes that in some places, cheese was made from the milk of camels, mares and donkeys.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025
  • After more than an hour, the group had freed the mare from the mud, Nixon said.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The trackers plugged in data on a herd of roan antelope, then a single male cheetah.
    ByDimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024
  • Only eight gray or roan horses have ever won the first leg of the Triple Crown.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023
Noun
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023

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“Equid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equid. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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