eohippus

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

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


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.

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eo– (prefix)
Eugene Manlove Rhodes (literature)
Eocene epoch (period – in geology)