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equid
[ ek-wid ]
noun
We are concerned with the question of why so many wild equids are threatened with extinction.
equid
- Any of various hoofed mammals of the family Equidae, which includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Equids have muscular bodies with long, slender legs adapted for running and a single hoofed digit at the end of each limb.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of equid1
Example Sentences
The texts describe complex animal husbandry programs devoted to breeding kungas from two separate species of equid, but they don鈥檛 detail what those species were and whether the resulting offspring was sterile.
One such image featured 21 dogs, two with leashes, surrounding an equid and its children.
鈥淨uick question: why is the zebra stood on a load of CDs? Is it and attempt to protect the grass by spreading the equid鈥檚 weight, similar to wearing snow shoes? Intriguing summer鈥檚 cricket already.鈥
It鈥檚 not an easy balance; the zebras鈥攖he rarest and largest equid species鈥攆ace constant threats from poaching, habitat fragmentation and competition with livestock for food and water.
The Przewalski鈥檚 horse has 66 chromosomes, the most of any equid species.
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