Equus is a Latin loanword used primarily in anatomy and zoology to denote a genus of horse or horse-related terms, as in Equus caballus. In English contexts it appears in scholarly titles, medical descriptions, and historical discussions of horses. The pronunciation is typically three syllables, with the stress on the first: EE-kwus, though some Latin-based contexts may lean toward EE-kwus or ih-KWUS depending on the surrounding language or field.
Full pronunciation guide
