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eohippus
[ ee-oh-hip-uhs ]
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.
eohippus
/ ËŒ¾±Ëəʊˈ³óɪ±èÉ™²õ /
noun
- the earliest horse: an extinct Eocene dog-sized animal of the genus with four-toed forelegs, three-toed hindlegs, and teeth specialized for browsing
eohippus
/ ŧ′Å-³óıè′ə²õ /
- See hyracotherium
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Origin of eohippus1
C19: New Latin, from eo- + Greek hippos horse
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He opened his lips twice or thrice, and spoke, after several futile attempts, in a voice mild, but clearly earnest: “Oh, you little eohippus!â€
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Her lips just brushed him—the lucky little eohippus.
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His slow drawl was getting slower; his cowboyese broader—a mode of speech quite inconsistent with that first sprightly remark about the little eohippus.
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“And how about the little eohippus?†she demanded.
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I had a jeweler-man put five toes on his feet once to make him be a little eohippus.
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