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-hippus

variant of hippo- as final element of compounds: eohippus.

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a granular metamorphic rock.

a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.

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Origin of -hippus

< Latin < Greek -hippos

Words nearby -hippus

-head, -hearted, -hedral, -hedron, -hemia, -hippus, -holic, -hood, -hydric, -i, -i-

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