type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae
The genus Equus includes horses, asses, and zebras. The horse is the species Equus caballus.
Latin word for "horse". Genus of the modern horse family.
(pronounced EK-wiss) The modern horse (genus Equus, which also includes zebras, asses, etc.) evolved about 4 million years ago in North America. It spread to Asia, Europe and Africa. The North American horses went extinct about 8,000 years ago, probably because of disease.
Equus is a play by Peter Shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological sexual fascination with horses.
Equus is a monthly magazine for horse owners that was first published in November of 1977. The ISSN for Equus is 0149-0672.
Equus is a 1977 film by Sidney Lumet. Peter Shaffer wrote the screenplay based on his play Equus.