Equine \E"quine\, a. [L. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to Gr.
   ?, Skr. a?va, OS. ehu, AS. eh, eoh, Icel. j?r, OIr. ech, cf.
   Skr. a? to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E. acute, edge,
   eager, a. Cf. {Hippopotamus}.]
   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.
   
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         The shoulders, body, things, and mane are equine; the
         head completely bovine.                  --Sir J.
                                                  Barrow.
   
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