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e·o·hip·pus

E0170100 (ē′ō-hĭp′əs)n. A hyracotherium.

[New Latin Ēōhippus, former genus name : eo- + Greek hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots.]

eohippus

(ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs) n, pl -puses (Palaeontology) the earliest horse: an extinct Eocene dog-sized animal of the genus with four-toed forelegs, three-toed hindlegs, and teeth specialized for browsing[C19: New Latin, from eo- + Greek hippos horse]

e•o•hip•pus

(ˌi oʊˈhɪp əs)

n. an extinct small horse of the North American Eocene, genus Hyracotherium (Eohippus), having four hoofed toes on the forefeet and three on the hind feet. [1875–80; < New Latin, =eo- eo- + Greek híppos horse]

e·o·hip·pus

(ē′ō-hĭp′əs) See hyracotherium.

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eohippus - earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animaldawn horseEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesgenus Hyracotherium, Hyracotherium - extinct horse genus; formerly called eohippus

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eohippus:

see horsehorse,
hoofed, herbivorous mammal now represented by a single extant genus, Equus. The term horse commonly refers only to the domestic Equus caballus and to the wild Przewalski's horse.
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Eohippus

a genus of primitive fossil mammals of the family Equidae. Eohippus, which lived in the early Eocene, measured approximately 0.5 m in length and had tetradactyl forehooves. The animal was similar to Hyracotherium. Remains of Eohippus have been found in deposits in North America.

Eohippus

[‚ē·ō′hip·əs] (paleontology) The earliest, primitive horse, included in the genus Hyracotherium; described as a small, four-toed species.

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noun earliest horse

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