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eohippus

[ee-oh-hip-uhs]

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noun

the earliest known horse, a member of the extinct genus Hyracotherium (Eohippus), from the early Eocene Epoch of the Northern Hemisphere; a terrier-sized herbivore having four hoofed toes on each forefoot and three on each hind foot, and low-crowned teeth.

Also called dawn horse, hyracotherium, hy·ra·co·there.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin, equivalent to eo- eo- + Greek híppos horse

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eohippus (ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs)

—n , pl -puses
	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]

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eohippus

"oldest known genus of the horse family," 1879, from Mod.L., from Gk. eos (see eo-) + hippos "horse."

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eohippus

(ē'ō-hĭp'əs) Pronunciation Key
See hyracotherium.