| 释义 | hyracotherium/ˌhʌɪrəkə(ʊ)ˈθɪərɪəm /nounThe earliest fossil ancestor of the horse, which was a small forest animal of the Eocene epoch, with four toes on the front feet and three on the back.The hyracotherium was a small fox-sized four-toed creature, similar to the modern day hyrax....Genus Hyracotherium, family Equidae.
 Scientists now believe that the hyracotherium ate meat and lived in the forest.A close look at the teeth of hyracotherium, reveals a simple pattern of bumps and ridges on their chewing surfaces.
OriginModern Latin: from hyraco- (combining form from hyrax) + Greek thērion 'wild animal'. |