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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.
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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
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
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In addition to leading one of the most progressive, esoteric, and liberalized sects of Islam, the imam was an accomplished racehorse breeder and proponent of Islamic architecture.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Feb. 2025
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An extraordinarily valuable racehorse, alone in his stall one night, was fatally injured.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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He is survived by his family, a collection of trophy big-game mounts, and generations of bulls in Colorado’s West Elk Wilderness who knew him by bugle, chuckle, and mew.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
19 Feb. 2025
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At nearly 160 pounds without its legs attached, this monster is too heavy for most wall mounts to support.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Street vendors hawked goods displayed on blankets spread on the sidewalk and sold steaming hot chestnuts from carts.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Jakins won but was accused of using a steel chestnut to defeat his opponents.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
16 Oct. 2024
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More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
26 Nov. 2024
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The news comes hot on the trotters of social media sensation Moo Deng at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand earlier this year.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
6 Nov. 2024
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It, along with horse racing, was infused into the soul of my city.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Brooklyn, the big sister of the three, is a natural leader with a passion for science and animals, hoping to one day show horses.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2025
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Going to celebrate the Passover, Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, that warhorse of English traditionalism, is mentioned six times, and his plangent music—invoking a lost, idyllic England; a greener, more pleasant land—could easily be the novel’s soundtrack.—
Charles McGrath,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2024
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This led to the lunar mare basalt — dark volcanic rock — wrinkling like the skin of a shriveling old apple.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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What grown men forced this sweet mare to do was an unnatural activity that triggered her demise.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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The trackers plugged in data on a herd of roan antelope, then a single male cheetah.—
ByDimitri Selibas,
science.org,
13 June 2024
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Only eight gray or roan horses have ever won the first leg of the Triple Crown.—
Alexis Cubit,
The Courier-Journal,
2 May 2023
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“Equid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equid. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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