Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Equus caballus" shine sunan kimiyya ga dokin gida, dabbar dabbar da ke cikin dangin Equidae, mai girman girmansa, ƙafafu huɗu, kofato, da tsayinsa da wutsiya. Ana amfani da shi sosai don yin tuƙi, tsere, da dalilai na aiki kuma shahararriyar dabba ce ta aboki a duk duniya.
