Meanings
adjectiveequivorous (not comparable)
- not comparablerareThat eats horsemeat.
Origin
- Latinequus“horse”
- Englishequivorous
From Latin equus (“horse”) + vorare (“to eat greedily”).
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Rhymes with equivorous
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MLA
“equivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equivorous.
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