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eohippus

 
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(ē'ō-hĭp'əs) pronunciation
n.
Hyracotherium.

[New Latin : EO- + Greek hippos, horse.]


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Veterinary Dictionary: Eohippus
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The oldest known ancestor of the horse. A short, 25–50 cm high, rodent-like animal with four toes on each forefoot and three on each hind. Each toe had a hoof. The Eohippus survived by its speed. See also mesohippus.

WordNet: eohippus
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene animal
  Synonym: dawn horse

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more