Protohippus
/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈhɪpəs/Palaeontology
noun
A genus of three-toed quadrupeds related to the ancestors of the modern horse, known from North American fossil remains of the late Miocene and early Pliocene epochs; (also protohippus) an animal of this genus.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. From scientific Latin Protohippus from proto- + ancient Greek ἵππος horse.
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