horse
large domesticated solid-hoofed quadraped; Equus caballus; stockily built in comparison to today's horses, with shorter heads and thicker necks; about 122–142 cm tall, and 2.1 m long; coat varies from dark to pale brown; eats plants; used in battle, both to ride and for pulling chariots; symbolic of military might; associated with the sun, which was said to ride across the sky in a chariot
“horse.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/horse-g2462
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