Orohippus
/ˌɒrəʊˈhɪpəs/ /ˌɔːrəʊˈhɪpəs/Palaeontology
noun
A genus of extinct small equids having four toes on the forefeet and three on the hind feet, known from fossils found in Middle to Upper Eocene deposits in North America; a horse of this genus.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John William Dawson (1820–1899), geologist and educationist. From scientific Latin Orohippus, genus name from oro- oro- + -hippus (in protohippus).
- turn one's nose up at
- turn on one's heel
- turn on the charm
- turn (or go) pink
- turn (or put) back the clock
- turn (or tighten) the screw (or screws)
- turn out
- turnout
- turn over
- turnover
- turn over a new leaf
- turnpike
- turnpike road
- turnround
- turn round and do (or say) something
- turn signal
- turnsole
- exodermis
- exodus
- exoenzyme
- ex officio
- exogamous
- exogamy
- exogenic
- exogenous