eohippus

[ ee-oh-hip-uhs ]

/ ˌi oʊˈhɪp əs /

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, hyracothere .

Origin of eohippus

1875–80; <New Latin, equivalent to eo-eo- + Greek híppos horse

Words nearby eohippus

EOD, EOE, EOF, EOG, Eogene, eohippus, eo ipso, Eolian, Eolic, eolipile, eolith

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Example sentences from the Web for eohippus

He would not be more astonished than would the ancient Eohippus on meeting with a modern dray-horse.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
The earliest stage that we can trace with certainty, in this line of descent, is found in the eohippus of Marsh.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte
In the Lower Eocene are found the remains of a diminutive ungulate (Eohippus), of the stature of a moderately-sized dog.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time|Sir J. William Dawson
Eohippus, the dawn horse, is the name given a skeleton found in 1880 in the lower Eocene strata in Wyoming.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers

Orohippus was but little larger than Eohippus, and in most other respects very similar.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for eohippus

eohippus

/ (ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs) /

noun plural -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

Word Origin for eohippus

C19: New Latin, from eo- + Greek hippos horse

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Scientific definitions for eohippus

eohippus

[ ē′ō-hĭp′əs ]

See hyracotherium.

单词	eohippus
释义	eohippus [ ee-oh-hip-uhs ] / ˌi oʊˈhɪp əs / 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, hyracothere . Origin of eohippus 1875–80; <New Latin, equivalent to eo-eo- + Greek híppos horse Words nearby eohippus EOD, EOE, EOF, EOG, Eogene, eohippus, eo ipso, Eolian, Eolic, eolipile, eolith Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eohippus He would not be more astonished than would the ancient Eohippus on meeting with a modern dray-horse. Theism or Atheism\|Chapman Cohen The earliest stage that we can trace with certainty, in this line of descent, is found in the eohippus of Marsh. Evolution\|Joseph Le Conte In the Lower Eocene are found the remains of a diminutive ungulate (Eohippus), of the stature of a moderately-sized dog. The Chain of Life in Geological Time\|Sir J. William Dawson Eohippus, the dawn horse, is the name given a skeleton found in 1880 in the lower Eocene strata in Wyoming. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know\|Julia Ellen Rogers Orohippus was but little larger than Eohippus, and in most other respects very similar. Darwinism (1889)\|Alfred Russel Wallace British Dictionary definitions for eohippus eohippus / (ˌiːəʊˈhɪpəs) / noun plural -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 Word Origin for eohippus C19: New Latin, from eo- + Greek hippos horse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for eohippus eohippus [ ē′ō-hĭp′əs ] See hyracotherium. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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