mesohippus

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mesohippus

(ˌmɛsəʊˈhɪpʌs) n (Palaeontology) any of a group of prehistoric horselike animals of the genus Mesohippus, which had three toes and which lived during the Oligocene epoch

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mesohippus - North American three-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horsesEquus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric timesgenus Mesohippus - a genus of Equidae

Mesohippus

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Mesohippus

[¦me·zō′hip·əs] (paleontology) An early ancestor of the modern horse; occurred during the Oligocene.

Mesohippus

a genus of extinct animals of the family Equidae. They were the size of a wolf and had three toes, all of which reached the ground. The molars had a low crown. Mesohippus lived in forests and fed mainly on soft vegetation. Numerous remains of Mesohippus are known from Oligocene deposits in North America.

mesohippus

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Words related to mesohippus

noun North American three-toed Oligocene animal

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Equus caballus
horse
genus Mesohippus

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