The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eques lanceolatus
Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; pl. Horsemen.
A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.
(Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.
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(Zo["o]l.)
A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly.
A West Indian fish of the genus Eques, as the light-horseman ( Eques lanceolatus).