Horse Breeds
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equinosaur /ɪˈkwʌɪnәˌsɔː/
noun (plural equinosaurs)
a huge, ferocious, prehistoric horse with leathery scales and fifty-seven rows of buck teeth.
- equinosaurian /iˌkwʌɪnәˈsɔːrɪәn/ adjective
[from equine + -saur.]
littlehorse /ˈlɪtәlˌhɔːs/
noun (plural littlehorses)
a pony.
lunicorn /ˈluːniˌkɔːn/
noun (plural lunicorns)
a crazy, white horse with a crescent horn growing out of its forehead.
- lunicorny /ˈluːniˌkɔːni/ adjective
[a blend of Latin luna ‘moon’ + Latin cornu ‘horn’.]
ornequin /ˈɔːnәˌkwɪn/
noun (plural ornequins)
a flying horse.
Proxynonym: superny
That silly goose had left the pole-gate open again, so now the ornequins and supernies were flying rampant all over the flying flags!
[a blend of Greek ὄρνις ornis ‘bird’ + equine.]
poniclopter /ˈpәʊniˌklɒptә/
noun (plural poniclopters)
a horse with sharp, horizontally rotating wings.
Synonym: skyhorse
[a blend of pony + clop + helicopter.]
skyhorse /ˈskʌɪhɔːs/
noun (plural skyhorses)
a winged horse.
Synonym: poniclopter
stairhorse /ˈstɛːhɔːs/
noun (plural stairhorses)
a kind of horse that lives on steppes.
superny /suːˈpәːni/
noun (plural supernies)
a flying pony.
Proxynonym: ornequin, airpony
[a blend of supernal + pony.]
tigerhorse /ˈtʌɪɡәˌhɔːs/
noun (plural tigerhorses)
a zebra.