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equino

Definitions of equino
  1. noun
    shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
    synonyms: erizo de mar
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    type of:
    equinodermo
    marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
  2. noun
    hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
    synonyms: équido
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    types:
    caballo
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
    asno
    hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
    mulo
    hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
    burdégano
    hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile
    cebra
    any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
    roano
    a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
    caballeriza
    a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
    caballo
    the male of species Equus caballus
    yegua
    female equine animal
    cabalgadura, caballo de montar, caballo de silla
    a lightweight horse kept for riding only
    poni, pony
    a range horse of the western United States
    caballo salvaje
    undomesticated or feral domestic horse
    jaco, jamelgo, penco, rocinante, rocín
    an old or over-worked horse
    poni, pony
    any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
    caballo de carreras, racer
    a horse bred for racing
    corredor de obstáculos
    a horse trained to run in steeplechases
    caballo de tiro
    horse used for pulling vehicles
    caballo amblador
    a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
    caballo bayo
    a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
    asno, burro, jumento, pollino, rucio
    domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
    burro
    male donkey
    burra
    female donkey
    asno salvaje
    any of several equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa
    type of:
    perisodáctilo
    placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
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