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ˌi oʊˈhɪp əseo·hip·pus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eohippus, dawn horsenoun

    earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal

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  1. eohippusnoun

    an extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene mammal, the earliest horse known in the line of descent of the modern horse. It is classed in the extinct genus Hydracotherium. Called also dawn horse.

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  1. eohippusnoun

    Extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum

Wikipedia

  1. Eohippus

    Eohippus is an extinct genus of small equid ungulates. The only species is E. angustidens, which was long considered a species of Hyracotherium. Its remains have been identified in North America and date to the Early Eocene (Ypresian stage).

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  1. eohippus

    Eohippus, also known as Hyracotherium, is an extinct genus of small herbivorous mammal that is considered the earliest known horse. It lived in North America during the early Eocene epoch, around 50 to 55 million years ago. Eohippus species were about the size of a small dog and had four padded toes on the front feet and three on the back feet. The term "Eohippus" is derived from the Greek words for "dawn horse."

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of eohippus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of eohippus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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