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Taxon: Species Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 - horse (mammal)
 Entity: 

Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name, rank & combination:  Linnaeus, C. 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 1: 73.
Subsequent spelling: 

Types

Type of: Equus caballus group Linnaeus, 1758 Ref: P. Grubb, 2005: 629, 630. [inferred]
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Equus caballus caballus Linnaeus, 1758

Variants

Different spelling: Eqvus caballus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms

Synonymous name: Equus curvidens Owen, 1845 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Equus ferus Boddaert, 1785
Synonymous name: Equus hippagrus C. H. Smith Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Equus neogeus (Lund, 1840) Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Equus rectidens Gervais & Ameghino, 1880 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.
Synonymous name: Hipphaplus bravardi Ameghino, 1889 Ref: PBDB: 30 Apr 2013.

Vernacular Names (English)

Full name: horse Ref: P. Grubb, 2005: 630.
: domestic horse
Adult male: stallion Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (mature male).
: stud Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (mature male used for breeding).
: gelding Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (castrated stallion).
Adult female: mare Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (mature female).
Juvenile: foal Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (young horse).
Juvenile male: colt Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (young male).
Juvenile female: filly Ref: Encyclopædia Britannica (eds.), 2006: 897 (young female).
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